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 registration certificate, it shall carry out procedures to publish it on a portal...

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How Foreigners Could Work in Vietnam Legally

Foreigners working in business set-up in Vietnam are expatriates which are normally required work permit in Vietnam.As the Vietnam law’s restrictions to encourage employment of local employee over foreign employee, normally, the employment of an expatriate is limited to a managerial position or to a position which Vietnamese employee are not yet qualified.There are exemption of work permit in Vietnam as following cases:A capital contributing member...

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How Foreigners Could Buy Real Estate in Vietnam?

Regulations on foreigners owning real estate in Vietnam are regulated in Civil Code 2015, Law on Land 2013, Law on Housing 2014, Decree no. 99/2015/ND- CP on guidelines the Law on Housing and related documents.For land, foreign individuals are not eligible to use land assigned or leased by the State, recognized land use rights, and received transfer of land use rights. However, a foreign-invested enterprise could be allocated or leased land by the...

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Withdrawal of request for investigating of anti-dumping on welding material products originating from China, Thailand and Malaysia

Welding material is one of the most important industrial auxiliary sectors, which is indispensable to fields such as: shipbuilding, cars and motorbikes production, and other electronic industries. In the first 7 months 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade carried out examination dossiers of 3 cases, one of them is a dossier requesting to investigate to apply anti-dumping measures on welding material.On Jun 28th, 2019, Trade Remedies Authority...

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Investigation of Imposing Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measure to some sugar cane products from Thailand (AD13)

On September 21st 2020, the Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade signed the Decision No. 2466/QD-BCT regarding the Investigation of imposing Anti-dumping and Countervailing measures to some sugar cane products from Thailand. Related parties may by themselves or authorize experienced law firms in Vietnam on international trade to work with Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) to cooperate and respond.1.BackgroundOn August 08, 2020, Trade...

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Vietnam to Investigate Anti-Dumping Case of Sorbitol Chemical Products from China, India and Indonesia

On August 18th, 2020, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) acknowledged the Dossier on request of investigation to impose the anti-dumping measures to Sorbitol chemical products originated from China, India and Indonesia from the companies representing the domestic industry (Requester). If there are anti-dumping actions, the anti-dumping investigation will be initiated and related parties would cooperate with TRAV to provide data as required.On...

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What Are Tax Obligations of a Representative Office in Vietnam?

The Vietnam-based representative office of a foreign trader means a dependent unit of the foreign trader, which is established under the provisions of Vietnamese law to conduct market survey and a number of commercial promotion activities permitted by Vietnamese law.Representative office of foreign trader in Vietnam has the rights and obligations in accordance with the law of Vietnam. Foreign trader is responsible before the law of Vietnam for all...

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Vietnam Authority Received Request to Investigate Anti-Dumping Case of H-shaped Steel Product from Malaysia

On April 29th, 2020, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) acknowledged the Dossier on request of investigation to impose the anti-dumping measures to H-shaped steel product originated from Malaysia from the companies representing the domestic industry (Requester). On July 10th, 2020, TRAV had confirmed the sufficiency of the dossiers according the the laws on trade remedies. Within 45 days from the date of receiving sufficient...

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Anti-dumping of Goods Imported to Vietnam

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has carried out investigations to apply anti-dumping measures against some commodities imported into Vietnam. The law of Vietnam also has a number of law documents governing this matter in detail. Specifically, ordinance No. 20/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 issued on April 29th, 2004 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the Decree No. 90/2005/ND-CP issued on July 11th, 2005 governs...

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Dialogue With Theme “Administrative Reform: A Key Role in EVFTA Implementation”

On June 30th, in Hanoi, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (“EuroCham”) and Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform held the Dialogue. With theme “Administrative Reform: A Key Role in EVFTA Implementation”, the Dialogue is to discuss administrative reform ahead of the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (“EVFTA”) which enters into force on August 1st. The Dialogue brought together many ministries...

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Family Office Services

Vietnam has been considered as an attractive fit for family offices. The Vietnam’s stock market has been around fifteen ten years. Fund certificates in various forms are available such as close ended fund, open ended fund, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Foreign investors are now allowed to hold up to 49% shares in a listed company and this room has been in the process to change in the near future. Although Vietnam market is considered small for...

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What Are Obligations of Using Patent and Trademark?

When applicants of invention or mark are granted patent or trademark certificate, they are obliged to use these subjects. The reason for this provision which is, the owner may not use patents or trademarks in practical causing difficulties for the person who would like to use the patent and trademark in reality but cannot register as others has already registered. According to Article 136 Vietnam Law on intellectual property clearly regulated...

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Risk Management Necessity in Vietnam?

As Vietnam further integrates into the world business, more investors are eyeing Vietnam for investment. As part of investment due diligence, risk management are always well considered before foreign investors decide to do business with Vietnam partners. In any parts of the world inluding Vietnam, risk is an inevitable factor in business operation activities; higher return is always accompanied by higher risks. Coping and managing risk is...

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What To Do When the Trademark Certificate is Misplaced?

Trademark is a type of asset of individual and organization. To be officially recognized as an owner of that trademark, the applicant needs to submit the trademark registration dossiers to National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP), pay the examination fee and certificate issuance fee to receive the trademark certificate. The trademark owner needs to have the consciousness of protecting the trademark certificate. However,...

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Hanoi Calls for Direct Investment in 11 Large-Scale Agricultural and Rural Projects

Hanoi’s agriculture sector is calling for direct investment in Hanoi, in 11 large-scale agricultural and rural projects in the period of 2019 – 2025. In the process of reviewing and synthesizing projects on development of agricultural production, projects on processing agricultural products being implemented, preparing for implementation, newly proposed investment projects, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hanoi announced...

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Directive No.10/CT-TTg on Promoting Prevention and Control of Covid-19

At the moment many countries in the world, the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to have many new complicated and unpredictable developments, especially in Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran and other countries. On February 25, 2020, the Prime Minister signed the Directive no.10/CT-TTg on promoting prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic (“Directive no.10/CT-TTg) to continue the effective implementation...

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Korean Investors Research to Invest in Solar Power Projects in Quang Tri Province

IL Yang Industrial Company (Korea) is planning to invest in Vietnam, conducting research, study, proceed to set up company building solar power plant in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. On December 22nd, IL Yang Industrial Company (Korea) had a meeting with Quang Tri People’s Committee to discuss their investment in solar power project in Quang Tri province. Previously IL Yang Industrial Company had a field trip in Hai Lang and Vinh Linh district,...

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FDI Is Expected to Flow into Vietnam After the Covid-19 Epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic is also considered an opportunity for Vietnam to receive faster flows of foreign investment, especially capital flows away from China. According to the Director of Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), a large US corporation is planning to invest a multi-billion-dollar project in Asia. The two locations they considered were China and Vietnam. Given the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic...

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Development of anti-dumping request on PFY originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia

On Nov 07th, 2019, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), the investigating authority received dossier of request for investigation of the application of anti-dumping measures on long-fiber products made from polyester (PFY) originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia from companies representing the domestic industry (Requesting Party). On Nov 22th, 2019, the investigating authority issued official dispatch No. 1056/PVTM-P1...

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Protecting Invention Abroad via Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Patent is an intellectual property right which owner could benefit from limited monopoly or commercialize through licensing the patent to others in return for royalty. To protect invention internationally, an inventor may file an international application with a national or regional patent office or WIPO and this aplication must comply with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) formality requirements. The patent owner should have a patent lawyer...

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