Similarly,holistic,coherent government policies in Vietnam related to logistics have not yet been developed. The Vietnamese government understanding to logistics development has largely been one of providing infrastructure as reflected in national modal transport development plans for road, rail, air and water transport. The situation is quite understandable because logistics is not a separate mode of transport, but rather a system for facilitating the effective and efficient trading and movement of goods. Logistics is a beneficiary of improved transport infastucture and transport services, but includes components that are outside a pure transport system. Policy makers do need guidelines when trying to develop logistics related policies as logistics issues do not belong to a single ministry and inter-agency coordination is critical. It is important that policy-makers.