On the part of: về phía
on the part of / for (party)
Pattern: Về phía + [party], …
B2 · estimateformalwritten
Typed without accents: ve phia
Về phía + a party (on the part of, as for) opens a sentence that gives one side's position or action, usually after another side has had its say: Về phía nhà trường, hiệu trưởng cho biết sẽ hoàn trả học phí. For the school's part, the principal said fees would be refunded.
It's a reporter's tool for stories with two or more sides: a company and its customers, a city and its residents, two governments. Each side gets its paragraph, often starting Về phía …. Về phần mình (for his, her or its part) does the same for someone just named: Về phần mình, ông Tâm cho biết … For his part, Mr Tâm said …
The same words also give a direction: đi về phía trước (move forward), về phía tây (towards the west), nhìn về phía tôi (look towards me). This use is in fact more frequent, and it's everyday. When về phía opens the sentence with a person or an organisation, it's "on the part of"; after a verb of moving or looking, it's "towards".
Compare đối với (for, towards), which says who something affects or applies to: đối với học sinh, … (for pupils, …). Về phía says whose side we're now hearing.
You meet the "on the part of" use in news and official reports. In conversation, còn does this job: Còn phía công ty thì sao? What about the company's side?
Examples
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Về phía doanh nghiệp, đại diện công ty cam kết bồi thường cho các hộ bị ảnh hưởng.
On the company's side, a representative pledged compensation for the affected households.
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Về phía cơ quan quản lý, Sở Giáo dục cho biết đang xem xét lại quy định.
As for the authorities, the Department of Education said it was reviewing the rule.
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Về phần mình, chủ nhà hàng khẳng định đã làm đúng quy trình.
For his part, the restaurant owner insisted he had followed the correct procedure.
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Đoàn xe di chuyển về phía cửa khẩu từ sáng sớm.
The convoy set off towards the border gate early in the morning.