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1.2. (...) the major viewpoints and guidelines thoroughly grasped by the Communist Party and the Government of Viet Nam with regard to processes of international economic integration and FTAs participation are as follows:(...) - The proactive economic integration in the region and the world shall be made in the spirit of (...) preserving national cultural identify, and protecting the environment;

2.2. In terms of economic sectors, the period of 2013-2019 was difficult for the agriculture, forestry, and fishery sector (so-called sector I) with an average growth of only 2.64%. This sector's growth rate reached the lowest point in 2016 at 1.36% compared to the previous year due to the sharp decline in all three sectors (agriculture, forestry, and fishery), mainly due to the impact of adverse weather developments, including the devastating cold in the North at the beginning of the year; prolonged droughts and saline intrusions in the Southern Central and Southern provinces; and continuous flooding at the end of the year in Central Viet Nam. 2016 also incurred several damages in terms of forestry caused by droughts, where the heat led to widespread forest fires in many provinces across the country (...).

2.3. Since 2017, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector has made good progress, especially in fishing and aquaculture. In this period, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector restructured the industry, its products, and crops and livestock towards developing products of high economic value, high added value, suitable for each region and adapting to climate change; (...).

2.27. The legal system on planning has been completed, changing the way of thinking in the planning process of approaching and implementing.(...) Outstanding institutions for dynamic economic regions have been formed through the establishment of key economic regions. [18] The model of urban government and smart city construction are piloted to assist the management more effective, by this means enhancing the role of major cities and economic drivers of the country in the economic restructuring arena. [19]

[18] (...) the Directive No. 23/CT-TTg dated on 5 September 2019 on promoting the Government's Resolution No. 120/NQ-CP on sustainable development of the Mekong Delta and adaptation to climate change.
[19] Organizational structure of the urban government is piloted for Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong. The Prime Minister issued the Decision 950/QD-TTg dated on 1 August 2018 approving the Scheme for sustainable smart urban development in Viet Nam for the period of 2018-2025. More than 25 provinces and centrally-run cities have approved smart urban construction projects, such as Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Binh Duong, Quang Ninh, Can Tho, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, etc.

2.60. Law on Foreign Trade Management has institutionalized and systematized foreign trade management measures, including measures on import licensing and import condition management. Such measures are applied by competent agencies to issue export and import licences or other legally equivalent forms to traders to do export and import activities. The purpose of such measures is for (...) environmental protection. Such measures do not aim at limiting the quantity of export.(...).

2.61. List of goods subject to import and export licensing and responsibility of managing goods subject to import and export licensing are regulated in Annex III Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated 15th May 2018 (...) Responsible ministries and ministerial agencies include: (...) Ministry of Environmental and Resources; (...).

2.73. (...) Currently, the national technical regulation system (QCVN) of Viet Nam has more than 800 QCVNs focusing on products and goods at risk of causing unsafety, unsanitary and environmental pollution.

2.80. Viet Nam has succeeded in convincing Members to exclude commitments on genetically modified organism (GMO) products from the WTO's Working Report on the Accession of Viet Nam. However, in its bilateral relations, Viet Nam agrees to consult with several Members when making regulations on GMO products. (...)

2.141. Currently, Viet Nam are working closely with other ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Parties to develop the Work Plan for the AANZFTA Upgrade Negotiations in the areas of (...) trade and sustainable development.

2.188. In the period of 2013-2019, on the basis of practical needs and development trends of telecommunications in the world, and based on Viet Nam's commitments in free trade agreements (FTAs) in general, and in WTO in particular, Viet Nam continuously improves its legal frameworks, and enhances the effectiveness and efficiency in enforcement of laws and regulations, such as hereunder: (...) - Deploy continuously the National Program on provisioning public utility telecommunications services until 2020 with objectives: (...) (iii) to ensure communication for searching and rescuing, and direction and administration of Government in prediction, prevention and mitigation of natural disaster; (...).