Consulate General of the United States Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

U.S. Government Resources

Key Economic Reports
    • 2011 Investment Climate Statement
    • 2011 Country Commercial Guide (PDF, 1.5MB)
    • 2010 Human Rights Report (Section 7: Workers Rights)
    • 2011 Special 301 Report
    • 2012 National Trade Estimate Report

Trade & Investment

• Trade Balance with Vietnam  
• USTR National Export Initiative
• Office of the United States Trade Representative (Vietnam page)
• Global Agricultural Information Network

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
    • IPR Toolkit Vietnam  
    • Stop Fakes: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
    • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) homepage
   
Other Government Resources   

• Bureau of Economic Analysis  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• CIA World Factbook
• FED Economic Research and Data
• Foreign Agricultural Service Databases
• USA.gov

 Other Resources

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Data on Vietnam 
• • Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom   
  • IMD World Competitiveness Scoreboard    
• Transparency International (TI) Corruption Index 
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Economic Growth & Trade
• Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) –Statistics
• World Bank Data – Gross National Income
• World Bank Doing Business survey   
• World Bank Investment Report 2010

Treaties & Agreements

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•  Bilateral Trade Agreement      
•  Bilateral Trade Agreement - Chapter II: Intellectual Property Rights 
• Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Vietnam  (PDF, 135KB)
• Air Transport Agreement (2010 version)
• U.S.-Vietnam Copyright Agreement
• Maritime Agreement
• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (this treaty has not yet been finalized)