PHAN The Thang 판 테 탕
ASEAN-Korea Centre(Secondment Official of Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet
한-아세안센터 정보자료국
Deputy Head of IDU 부장, 베트남 산업통상부
EDUCATION
2008-2009 - Master’s Degree of International Trade, AJOU University, Korea.
1999-2004 - Bachelor of Arts of International Trade, Hanoi Foreign Trade University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
02/2018 –Present



10/2014-02/2018
Deputy Head of Information and Data Unit (IDU), ASEAN – Korea Centre, working as a Secondment Official of the Viet Nam Government to ASEAN – Korea Centre.

Senior Official, Investigator for unfair competition, consumer protection and trade remedies.
Deputy Director of the Viet Nam Competition and Consumer Authority.

01/2010-10/2014 Commercial Attaché (Trade Office) of Viet Nam Embassy in Korea.
 Participating in Viet Nam – Korea FTA negotiation

 Working for Asia-Pacific Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade.


2008-2009 - Studied the master’s degree of International Trade in AJOU University, Korea
01/2005-2010 - Government Official of Viet Nam Competition Authority, Ministry of Industry and Trade.
2003-01/2005 - Manager of Department of Planning and Import-Export, Sumitomo Bakelite Viet Nam Ltd. Company.
- Manager for Quality Management and External Communication, Fujitsu Ltd. Company and Avasys Ltd. Company.
 International Work Experience
- The countries visited and worked with: ASEAN countries (Lao, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar), Japan, Korea, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Czech, Scotland, France, China, Chinese Taiwan, Hong Kong.

REWARDS
2016 - Merit of the Minister of Industry and Trade for outstanding achievements in implementing the consumer protection activities.
2015
- Merit of the Minister of Industry and Trade for outstanding achievements in participating in negotiating the Free Trade Agreement between Viet Nam and Korea, Viet Nam and the Customs Union Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan.
2013 - Merit of the Minister of Industry and Trade for outstanding achievements in the work of the period from 2010 to 2013, as the Commercial Attaché of the Embassy of Viet Nam in Korea.


PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHS

PUBLICATIONS
2016 Participating in compiling the Annual report 2016 Viet Nam Competition Authority.
2016 Participating in compiling the Book "Handbook of Consumer Advocacy", Hong Duc Publishing House, Hanoi (2017).
2016 Participating in compiling the Book "Questions and Answers on Consumer Protection Law", Hong Duc Publishing House, Hanoi (2016).
2015 Participating in compiling the Annual report 2015 of Viet Nam Competition Authority
2007 Participating in compiling the Book “Proactive Prevention and Fighting against Anti-dumping Proceedings in International”, Labor-Social Affairs Publishing House, Ha Noi (2007).
2006 Participating in compiling the Book "Questions and Answers on consumer protection", Labor and Social Affairs Publishing House, Hanoi (2006).

PUBLISHED RESEARCHS
2017 Research on “Issues related to the protection of consumer rights in e-commerce transactions - Current situation and some recommendations” published in the Journal of Trade Research, ISSN 0866-7853, No. 27 (4/2017).
2017 Research on "Strengthening consumer protection in the locality - Foreign experience and lessons for Vietnam" published in the Journal of Trade Research, ISSN 0866-7853, No. 25 (2/2017).
2017 “Introduction of ASEAN Strategic Consumer Protection Action Plan to 2025”, published in the Journal of Competition and Consumption of Vietnam Competition Authority (Link: http://vca.gov.vn/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=3551&CateID=277 )

2015 Research on “Warranty obligations of trading organizations and individuals in the Law on the protection of consumers' interests. Notes to consumers and businesses”, published in the Journal of Competition and Consumption.
(and Link: http://www.vca.gov.vn/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=2897&CateID=373)

2014
Research on “Agencies, organizations and mechanism for consumer dispute resolution in Korea” published in the Journal of Competition and Consumption (and Link: http://www.vca.gov.vn/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=2786&CateID=80)

2008 Research on "Building institutional model for the implementing consumer protection legislation in Vietnam. Experienced lesson of some countries in the world" published in the External Trade Economics Reviews.
2008 Participating the Scientific Study at Ministerial-Level: “Improve enforcement capacity to protect consumers in Vietnam in the context of international economic integration”.
2006 Research on “Taiwan’s experience of in consumer protection”-Study at University-level, published in the External Trade Economics Reviews, No. 22, pages 52-54.

OTHER STUDIES
2016 Participating the Scientific Study at National-Level “Establishment of information mechanism to protect consumers for domestic and imported dairy products”
2016 Leader for the Scientific Research Project at Ministerial Level No.075.16.ĐTKHCN/HD-KHCN "Research on state management of consumer protection of Departments of Industry and Trade".
2007 Participating the Scientific Study at Ministerial-Level: “Proactive Prevention and Fighting against Anti – dumping Proceedings in International Trade”.
2006 Research on “Building up a Model of State Authority on Competition, Anti-dumping, Anti-subsidy and Safeguard in International Trade. International Experience and Recommendation for Vietnam” – Scientific study at Ministerial-level.
RELATED STRENGTHS
- Skills in planning and organizing
- Skills in leadership
- Skills in communication
- Skill in managing performance, ..