ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Viet Nam and ADB
ADB’s assistance program for Viet Nam focuses on transitioning to a green economy, harnessing the private sector, and promoting social equity.
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In the Spotlight
Reducing Viet Nam’s Plastic Pollution through Digital Data
Viet Nam’s plastic pollution is a problem that threatens its public and environmental health, resulting in financial losses across many development sectors. It is estimated that over seven million Vietnamese are negatively affected by the impacts of plastic pollution.
Harmonizing Marine Plastic Pollution Data in East Asia
Navigating the intricacies of plastic pollution in the East Asian Seas region demands a harmonized approach to data collection and management.
Asian Development Bank and Viet Nam: Fact Sheet
ADB continues its support to help Viet Nam enhance climate-resilient transportation, promote sustainable urban development, improve rural connectivity, and reduce pockets of poverty in remote areas.
Viet Nam's Vinasamex Blazes a Trail to Reach Europe's Spice Market
The ADB's #SheExport Accelerator program, funded by We-Fi, has significantly aided Vinasamex, a WSME in Viet Nam, enhancing environmental sustainability and improving the standard of living for local farmers, especially those of ethnic minorities.
Viet Nam Facts
ADB's Work in Viet Nam
ADB is continuing its lending and nonlending support to help Viet Nam enhance climate-resilient transportation, promote sustainable urban development, improve rural connectivity, and reduce pockets of poverty in remote areas. ADB’s assistance pipeline for Viet Nam also helps to facilitate access to quality education, improve health security, support climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability, and promote private sector development, gender equity, digital transformation, and regional cooperation and integration.
To date, ADB has committed 457 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $16.5 billion to Viet Nam.
Data: Viet Nam
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Viet Nam, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
ADB Projects in Viet Nam View all projects
Featured
ADB arranged and syndicated a $173 million green financing package for PC1 Group Joint Stock Company and RENOVA, Inc. to finance the Lotus Wind Power Project, the first internationally-financed wind power project in Viet Nam.
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- Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization Fund
- ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund
- ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility
- ASEAN Infrastructure Fund
- Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund
- Asian Clean Energy Fund
- Asian Development Fund
- Australian Climate Finance Partnership
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia II
- Cities Development Initiative for Asia
- Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
- Clean Energy Fund
- Climate Change Fund
- Climate Innovation and Development Fund
- Climate Investment Funds
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Partnership for Education Fund
- Green Climate Fund
- Japan Scholarship Program Fund
- Japan Special Fund
- Leading Asia's Private Infrastructure Fund
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
- Technical Assistance Special Fund
What's New
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Asian Development Bank and Viet Nam: Fact Sheet
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Viet Nam's Vinasamex Blazes a Trail to Reach Europe's Spice Market
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Measuring the Economic Impacts of a Wind Power Project in Viet Nam
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Facilitating Entrepreneurship Growth by Lifting Barriers: A White Book on Women-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
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Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Student Experiences in Asian Higher Education
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Acceptance and Use of English in the Bond Markets
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JICA to Provide up to $1.5 Billion for ADB-Managed LEAP 2 Fund to Support Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific
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Excise Tax Policy and Cigarette Use in High-Burden Asian Countries
Contact: Viet Nam Resident Mission (VRM)
3rd Floor, Cornerstone Building, 16 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
The Viet Nam Resident Mission was established in 1996 and it is located in Ha Noi. Its primary responsibilities include:
- Country strategy and programming
- Policy dialogue and support
- Portfolio management and administration of delegated projects
- Aid coordination
- Economic and sector work and other analytical work
- Government, civil society, and private sector relations
- Country reporting
- External relations and information dissemination
It also undertakes loan and technical assistance processing.
ADB’s operations in Viet Nam require high standards of accountability, transparency, openness, and public participation. Members of the public affected by any ADB-assisted project may address their concerns if the project is causing or likely to cause harm.
The information on this page will guide you through the ADB complaints arrangements, as well as the requirements for complaints handling.
Who can file?
- Person or persons from a community directly affected by an ADB project
- A local representative (civil society organization) of the affected people. If a complaint is made through a representative, the following are required:
- name, designation, address, and contact information of the representative organization. Organization must be legally recognized;
- names of the project-affected persons on whose behalf the complaint is made; and
- signed evidence of authority to represent them.
Where to file?
1. Project-level
Project-affected persons are encouraged to first address the issue with available grievance mechanisms at the project level. Please contact the project owner, or the ADB project officer for more information at /projects/country/vie.
2. Resident Mission
If the complaint is not resolved at the project-level, submit a signed complaint by mail, fax, or e-mail to ADB-Viet Nam Resident Mission (VRM).
3rd Floor, Cornerstone Building, 16 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tel +844 39331374
Fax +844 39331373
Making a complaint in person is only by appointment. Please call:
Tel +844 39331374 ext. 145
Process for complaints handling
VRM will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Tet Day: 8-14 February (Thursday - Wednesday of the following week)
- Liberation Day: 30 April (Tuesday)
- Labor Day: 1 May (Wednesday)
- National Day: 2, 3 September (Monday, Tuesday)
Last updated: 3 November 2023