Client Alert – Vietnam

On April 20, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a circular detailing provisions on trade remedies.

On February 2, 2018, the government promulgated Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP guiding some articles of the Law on Food Safety 2010 (Decree 15) ...

On June 12, 2017 the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Law No. 04/2017/QH14 on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (the SME Support Law), which took effect on January 1, 2018 ...

The simplification of administrative procedures has now been widely acknowledged as an aim of the Vietnamese government as part of its wider plan to attract more foreign investment ..

On September 14, 2017, the government promulgated Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP on liquor trading (Decree 105) ...

The government recently issued a decree to streamline the procedures and requirements for registration of security measures, and improve information disclosure for secured assets ...

The Law on Technology Transfer No. 80/2006/QH11 (the 2006 LOTT) was issued on November 29, 2006 when Vietnam was preparing for its accession to the WTO ...

Since its promulgation in 2006, Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP on labelling products is based on legal documents that, so far, have been invalidated ...

The retention of title, a legal concept recognised throughout the world, has now officially become one of the security measures for the performance of obligations in Vietnam ...

Including electronic visas, IPRs taxes, import/export rules, new tax regulations for farmland use, management of investment projects and commercial mediation ...

In a previous article regarding the challenges of resolving “.vn” domain name disputes in Vietnam, we mentioned the recent increase in the number of .vn domain names and the increase in the number of .vn domain name disputes...

On January 16, 2017, Vietnam’s government issued a decree that allows citizens to game at casinos. Decree No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino business operations (Decree 03) took effect on March 15, 2017...

The start of 2017 saw a handful of new regulations that affect business in Vietnam. Indochine Counsel have briefed them and outlined the most important changes from each new regulation, ranging from the Civil Code to minimum wage and from accountancy ...

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently released regulations requiring banks and foreign bank branches in Vietnam to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 8 percent from 2020...

On November 1, 2016 the Vietnamese government issued a new decree on sanctions against administrative violations in the securities market...

More than 10 years since its implementation, Vietnam has revised and supplemented the regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical industry to reflect the realities of practice ...

Vietnam has passed new regulations governing forex agents, tax, food safety and other aspects which affect conducting business in the country.

Pursuant to Article 49 of the Law on Telecommunications No. 41/2009/QH12, holders of a registered national ...

On July 1, 2016, the Vietnamese Government issued Decree No. 86/2016/ND-CP regulating the conditions ...

Decree No. 15/2015/ND-CP of the Government on public private partnership investment forms (the ‘PPP’) went into ...

Food safety and hygiene are on red alert in Vietnam. According to local papers and media, food poisoning happens almost everyday ...

On December 31, 2015 the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) promulgated Circular No. 36/2015/TT-NHNN regulating the ...

On December 30, 2015 the Ministry of Construction issued Circular No. 11/2015/TT-BXD (Circular 11) regulating the issuance of real estate ...

On December 9, 2015 the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular No. 26/2015/TT-NHNN guiding on procedures for mortgage and ...

New regulations on food safety inspection, stock market actions and offshore direct investment affect the way of doing business in Vietnam. This edition also looks at how the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act affects international banking and local accounts ...

This article focuses on resolving disputes over domain names which are identical or confusingly similar to registered trademarks/trade names in Vietnam. According to ...

Similar to the former 2005 Law on Enterprises, the new Law on Enterprises No. 68/2014/QH13 dated November 26, 2014 (New LOE 2014) allows the contribution of ...

On November 26, 2014 the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a new law on enterprise (2014 Enterprise Law) which takes ...

The September Client Alert contains updates on topics from new rules for intellectual property enforcement to a review of more changes in the new enterprise law which are likely to affect many businesses in Vietnam.

One of the notable points of the new law on enterprises, dated November 26, 2014 (Law on Enterprise 2014), is the relaxation of restrictions on the founding shareholders’ ordinary shares during the ...

On June 25, 2015 the State Bank of Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 07/2015/TT-NHNN on bank guarantees, effective as of August 9, 2015 (Circular 07), to replace Circular No. 28/2012/TT-NHNN dated October 3, 2012 ...

On November 26, 2014 the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a new law on investment (2014 Investment Law) which will take effect on July 1, 2015 and replace the current ...

Vietnam has issued new regulations that affect PPPs, derivative securities, cross border provision of public information and employment. Here are the most important changes from each new regulation.

On February 14, 2015, the government of Vietnam enacted Decree No. 15/2015/ND-CP (Decree 15) regulating the investment in the ...

This issue discusses the new decree governing notary offices in Vietnam and the new Ministry of Finance circular detailing the payment forms for enterprises in the country. Moreover, it gives some tips on legal networking in Southeast Asia.

On November 26, 2014, the Vietnamese National Assembly passed a new law on investment (LOI). The LOI appears to make …

real estate business No. 66/2014/QH13 (the New REB Law), which will take effect on July 1 2015 and replace the law on real estate …

On November 26, 2014, the same promulgation day of Investment Law 2014, the National Assembly of Vietnam promulgated a new enterprise law with many positive new regulations and meaningful …

On August 11, 2014 the State Bank of Vietnam enacted Circular No. 19/2014/TT-NHNN (Circular 19) guiding the foreign exchange control of foreign direct investment activities in Vietnam …

Vietnam has been ranked 15th for Internet users internationally, however only 20 percent of those users in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City use the internet for online shopping1. The Vietnam E-Commerce and …

Under the Vietnamese regulations of Internet service and online information, social network is defined as an information system that provides its users with such …

On July 17th, 2014 the Government issued Decree No. 70/2014/ND-CP (Decree 70) guiding the implementation of a number of articles of Ordinance No. 28/2005/PL-UBTVQH11 dated December …

On May 14th, 2014 the Government issued Decree No. 42/2014/ND-CP on the management of multi-level marketing activities (Decree 42) to replace the previous Decree No. 110/2005/ND-CP, …

In an effort to further improve the business environment, and create an equal playing ground for the community of the enterprises doing business in Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam has recently …

Decree No. 44/2013/ND-CP, dated May 10th 2013, (Decree 44) addresses a number of issues as set out under the Labor Code 2012. Some of the issues addressed include: (i) rules for participating in compulsory …

On May 21st, 2007 the Ministry of Trade (currently Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)) promulgated Decision No. 10/2007/QD-BTM to announce the schedule for implementation of trading …

With the goal of developing a comprehensive and unified legal framework for public-private partnership (PPP) model for infrastructure projects, …

It has been over ten years since the promulgation of Land Law No.13/2003/QH11, dated November 26th, 2003 (Land Law 2003). …

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) have, on the whole, been considered an attractive channel for investment in the Vietnam market …

On July 22nd, 2013 the Government issued Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP (Decree 83) detailing a number of articles of the Law on …

To provide guidance to Vietnam’s commitments made upon its accession to the WTO on market openings, the Government …

On April 22nd, 2013 the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BCT on trade in goods by foreign invested …