An index analysing intellectual protection in 50 economies, including Viet Nam, being released Tuesday by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center. Viet Nam ranks 40th out of 50 countries. The Index shows that a majority of economies benchmarked are building more effective foundations for IP policy. Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam, for example, each have long-standing programmes to enhance co-ordination between government agencies responsible for IP enforcement. Viet Nam implemented some fundamental IP initiatives to help increase awareness about the importance of protecting IP rights and streamline IP rights enforcement across the Government.