The performance of Vietnam’s trade logistics system (defined as infrastruc- ture provision, facilities and equipment, service delivery, and the institutional and regulatory environment supporting logistics operations), while stronger than that of some regional peers, trails some of the more globally integrated developing Asian nations. As a rapidly growing economy in transition (e.g., it has recently joined the ranks of middle income countries), Vietnam has provided basic infrastructure access to an industrial and manufacturing base that is increasingly interconnected with the rest of the world. This, coupled with a his- tory of social and political stability following the economic reforms of the late