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Trade deals, and most recently the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), offer significant opportunities for Việt Nam, but more disadvantages, disputes and violations will also emerge, especially those relating to trademark infringement. Vietnamese companies have been warned to be more […]

The Inspectorate of the Ho Chi Minh City Justice Department and Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association have recently accepted petitions of WINCO Intellectual Property Co., Ltd. (WINCO Law Firm) for handling infringements of INCOLAW International Consulting Co., Ltd. and […]

I’m a stateless person currently renting a house in Vietnam for temporary residence. Am I entitled to register for permanent residence in the  and if I am, what are conditions and procedures for my permanent residence registration? Under the Law […]

To institutionalize the Party’s guidelines and policies and the 2013 Constitution’s provisions on youth, the 14th National Assembly in June passed the Youth Law (the Law) at its ninth session in replacement of the 2005 version. The Law will come into […]

Legislators adopted a resolution on urban administration model in Ho Chi Minh City and the revised law on HIV/AIDS prevention and control on November 16 during the plenary session of the National Assembly’s 10th sitting. Legislators cast votes on the revised law […]

The enactment of the Company Law and the Law on Private Enterprises in 1990 marked an important milestone when the private economic sector was legally recognized in Vietnam. In 1999, these two laws were replaced with the first-ever Enterprise Law […]

As the western gateway to the Mekong River delta, Kien Giang province borders An Giang and Hau Giang provinces and Can Tho city to the northeast and east; Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces to the south; the Gulf of […]

Located in the heart of the Mekong River delta and between the Tien and Hau rivers, Vinh Long province borders Tien Giang and Ben Tre province to the north and northeast, Tra Vinh province to the southeast, Hau Giang province […]

Foreign companies providing cross-border advertising services in the cyberspace and generating income in Vietnam must observe Vietnam’s laws on tax, advertising, management, provision and use of Internet services, and cyber information. It is highlighted in a draft decree designed by […]

Foreign investors who have invested in government bonds issued in Vietnam dong could execute foreign exchange forward transactions with licensed credit institutions to hedge exchange rate risks, according to a draft circular recently released by the State Bank of Vietnam […]

The Law Revising a Number of Articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam (the revised Law) was passed on November 25 last year. It adds three new articles to and revises […]

The EU-Vietnam Business Council (EVBC) was jointly launched on October 22 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the EU Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam in Hanoi, in light of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) taking […]

The Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens (the Law), which is the first of its kind in Vietnam, has institutionalized the 2013 Constitution regarding citizens’ right to free movement and residence within the country and their right to […]

To support teachers of people-founded and private education institutions affected by COVID-19 On October 19, 2020, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 32/2020/QD-TTg on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg dated […]

Inter-agency coordination among business registration agencies and other state management agencies On October 15, 2020, the Government promulgates the Decree No. 122/2020/ND-CP prescribing inter-agency coordination in settlement of procedures for registration of establishment of enterprises, branches and representative offices, declaration of labor […]