Deputy Director - General, Agency of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Tran Thanh Hai joined the public sector in 1996. He was involved deeply in the economic integration process of Viet Nam. He is also an activist in information technology, e-commerce and logistics. From 2012 up to now, he is a Deputy Director-General, Agency of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Tran Thanh Hai is the author of a series of books on economic integration, many of which were reprinted, such as Dictionary on ASEAN, Questions and Answers on ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Questions and Answers on WTO. He also writes a lot of articles on economic integration, information technology, public policy and logistics. His latest publication was Questions and Answers on Logistics (9th edition).
Tran Thanh Hai acquires two bachelor degrees from Ha Noi National University and the Foreign Trade University. He obtained the degree of Master in Public Management in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore in 2003.
At present, he is a strong advocate for logistics service development in Viet Nam. He is the main proponent of the National Action Plan on Logistics Service Development of Viet Nam that was approved by the Prime Minister in the Decision 200/QĐ-TTg at 14 February 2017, modified in in the Decision 221/QĐ-TTg at 22 February 2021. He initiates lots of activities for expanding public awareness, training of logistics and leads a group of experts to compile the annual Viet Nam Logistics Report. He is the Honorary Chairman of Viet Nam Logistics Manpower Development Association.