Which Areas Are Incentivized For Investment in Vietnam Under Decree No. 37/2020

Investors are always interested in areas which government incentivize for investment in Vietnam, to enjoy benefits i.e. tax reduction, tax exemption, land usage…which give them some help to grow the business in areas which are not economically potential without the help from the government when setting up company in Vietnam. According to the regulations on business...

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“The King of Emerging Markets” Mark Mobius: Few reliance on China will become a target, Vietnam emerged as a new address for the supply chain.

Companies will move their supply chains out of China after the Covid-19 crisis to minimize the impact from similar shocks that may occur in the future, and they might choose to invest in Vietnam. According to Mark Mobius, a wave of displacement from China will erupt after the epidemic is under control. At the same time, the supply chain will be less dependent on the...

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Why Da Nang is a Place for Setting up Business

Da Nang has been creating flexible policies, good environments attracting foreign investors setting up company, building factory, and developing service business. Da Nang is a social and economic center of central area of Vietnam with the role as the center of industry, trade and tourism and service. It is a seaport city, an important transport hub for the transit...

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How To Set-up Trading Company in Vietnam

Investment in setting up trading company in Vietnam is considered as investment in conditional investment areas Once an underdeveloped country, in the last two decades Vietnam has shown an incredible growth in the world economic scene, especially in the criteria of investment attraction. For a foreign company that is interested in expanding the business in a new country...

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How to Set-up Travel Services Business in Vietnam

Foreign investor could only set-up joint venture with Vietnam travel agency to set-up travel services business in Vietnam because transport of passenger belongs to investment areas with conditions applied to foreign investor inVietnam. No one could deny that information technology has tremendously changed the way travel services business operates. The use of booking...

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Con Vanh – Con Thu Urban and Tourist Area: An Important Highlight in Thai Binh Economic Zone

At the Conference of Thai Binh Provincial Party Committee discussing on the Con Vanh – Con Thu urban – tourist area and Ba Lat port planning taking place on April 2020, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Thai Binh emphasized: Con Vanh – Con Thu urban and tourist area is one of two important points of the modern urban towards the sea and high-class resort services...

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Investor State Dispute Settlement between Foreign Investor and Host State under CPTPP Agreement and EVIPA Agreement

New-generation FTAs not only limit the field of goods and services but also expand regulation of scope of invesment. The majority of these FTAs include liberalization principles of investment and protection of investor through regulation on dispute settlement mechanism between investor and state (ISDS). The two agreements that have recently been paid attention to are...

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Socio-economic development goals of Vietnam in the period of 2021-2025

On April 14, 2020, the Prime Minister issued Directive 18/2020/CT-TTg on Vietnam’s socio-economic development plan for the period of 2021-2025. The Directive summarizes the results achieved during period of 2016-2020 and sets development goals for the period of 2021-2025. Establish company in Vietnam Labour Law Firm in Vietnam The Directive identifies the results...

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Promote Vietnam-Canada investment under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Within the framework of CPTPP, Vietnam and Canada organized a “Business in Vietnam” Workshop organized by the City of Toronto and the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council in Toronto, Canada to promote investors to invest in Vietnam and set up company and factory. Through the workshop, the participants discussed the topics “Looking back on a year of implementation of the...

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What Procedures an Enterprise Complies on Publishing Business Information?

Provisions on announcing of business information are stipulated in the Law on Enterprise and other decrees which company has to comply as part of compliance procedures. After being granted an enterprise registration certificate, under the Enterprise Law, an enterprise must publicly announce it on the National Business Registration Portal according to the order,...

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How Business Information Could Be Searched in Vietnam?

Provisions on announcing of business information are stipulated in various laws and degrees in Vietnam, allowing the interested party to be searching for business purpose for information in regard to investment registration certificate number, business registration certificate number and others information. In particular, after the enterprise being granted an enterprise...

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Can Employer Terminate the Labor Contract with Employee Due To Covid 19 Outbreak?

Due to intricate occurrence of Covid 19, many enterprises are forced themselves to reduce the number of employees for maintaining the operation financially. Specifically, the employer has to make difficult decision to terminate the labor contract with the employee. The termination of the labour contract has to be considered carefully because of potential legal risks...

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What are common investment methods in Vietnam?

In Vietnam laws, there are a number of investment methods such as establishing economic organizations; investment in the form of capital contribution, purchase of shares or capital contributions in business organizations; Business Cooperation Contract or Public Private Partnership. Investment in establishing economic organizations, capital contribution, purchase of share...

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How to Resolve Disputes in Employment in Vietnam?

A labor dispute is a dispute over rights, obligations and interests arising between parties in employment relationship. Labor disputes include individual labor disputes between employees and employers, and collective labor disputes between labor collectives and employers. When a labor dispute occurs, the competent agency, organization or individual will settle it on the...

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Issuing Investment Certificate for Foreign Investors

Foreign investors whom wish to carry out business in Vietnam need to have investment project proposal prepared for submission to State Authority in Vietnam. Investment projects of foreign investors and projects of economic organizations with 51% or more foreign owned capital (except for cases of capital contribution, purchase of shares or capital contributions of economic...

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What Activities Being Allowed Under Social Isolation in Vietnam in Directive No. 16?

On Mar 31st, 2020, the Vietnam Prime Minister has issued a directive on social isolation to implement some urgent measures to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemic. There have not such incidents in the past therefore it is unclear on enforcement in legal implementation. In our opinions, this directive is more about suggested voluntary actions of each individual. In...

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