7 basic steps to set up a business and comply with Vietnam laws

7 basic steps to set up a business and comply with Vietnam laws Vietnam’s economy is increasingly diversified in terms of business activities and business regulations are also constantly being improved and enhanced. Accordingly, foreign investors can freely choose the right type of business. Therefore, the set up company in Vietnam is always a matter of great interest to foreign investors whom find business opportunities in Vietnam.   The...

Read More

Many “American eagles” expressed their desire to invest and expand into Vietnam

Many “American eagles” expressed their desire to invest and expand into Vietnam After the Covid-19 pandemic with unremitting efforts, Vietnam has affirmed its capacity in all aspects with other countries, especially the capability to fight against Covid and quick return focus to business. Therefore, Vietnam is becoming an attractive investment destination for global investors including American companies. With the stable political situation, young...

Read More

Where is least expensive cities for working and living in Vietnam?

Where is least expensive cities for working and living in Vietnam? The price indexes has always been on top of information list which investors look for when making investment into a new country. Beside various information i.e. GDP, Stock market, unemployment, producer price, interest rate, balance of trade, the investors also check the consumer price index and income to determine the attractiveness of market entry. There are many attractiveness...

Read More

Implementation of the UKVFTA Agreement

On May 1st, 2021, the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the United Kingdom (UKVFTA) officially came into effect, marking an important symbolic step in the growing partnership between Vietnam and UK, facilitating the trade between the two countries, hence making more UK investors choose Vietnam as a destination to make investment, and set up company for operation to enjoy the benefits of the agreement.   Law Firm in Vietnam The...

Read More

Vietnam and Japan cooperate for mutual development

On November 25th, 2021, within the framework of Japan visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister – Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, the Prime Minister met the President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). During the meeting, the Prime Minister met leaders of many large Japanese corporations, businesses and banks and signed many investment cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Japan.   Law Firm in Vietnam The parties highly appreciated JETRO’s...

Read More

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...

Read More

Vietnam Attracts Japanese Investors

During the volatility of the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision to invest in Vietnam became more and more interesting to Japanese investors. Since 10 years ago, many Japanese enterprises have considered Vietnam as a promising foreign investment market after China. However, the outbreak of Covid-19 has left serious consequences for the Chinese economy, when a series of the world’s no.1 supply chains in this country were broken. Many foreign...

Read More

Cooperation between Vietnam and Japan After the Covid Epidemic

On May 15, 2020, the Minister of Planning and Investment met Ambassador Mr. Yamada Takio (Japan) on the occasion of starting his working term in Vietnam. The parties spent time welcoming and sharing a number of problems that need to be resolved to promote investment activities between the two countries in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, including promoting public investment, promoting investment in the private sector, attracting investors...

Read More

“Golden Opportunity” To Welcome FDI Movement

There are “golden opportunities” for the world to know Vietnam and invest in Vietnam, with a special advantage of “strategic trust”, a safe investment destination and ready to welcome shifting capital flows. But taking advantage of opportunities or not depends on the actions of Vietnam. There is no doubt that there is a wave of foreign investment moving away from China into Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Vietnam company formation Vietnamese...

Read More

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...

Read More

Brief Reminder of Time Schedule to Apply PCT Application into Vietnam

According to Vietnam Law on Intellectual property, a PCT applicant who would like to go into Vietnamese phase after the end of PCT procedures need to submit the application within the following duration: If an international application designates Vietnam, the National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP) is the designated office. In this case, in order to enter the national phase, the applicant shall submit, within 31 months...

Read More

Regulation On Imposing Anti-Dumping Duty under Vietnam Laws

Imposition of anti-dumping measure includes imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty and official anti-dumping duty. According to Law on export and import duties 2016, anti-dumping duty means an additional import duty imposed upon dumped imports in Vietnam that cause or threaten to cause considerable damage to domestic manufacturing or prevent the formation of domestic manufacturing. Litigation lawyers in Vietnam Foreign Investment...

Read More

Distinguish Assignment of Industrial Property Rights And the Licensing of Industrial Property Rights

According to Law on Intellectual Property in Vietnam, industrial property rights means rights of an organization or individual to inventions, industrial designs, designs of semi-conducting closed circuits, trademarks, trade names and geographical indications, trade secrets which such organization or individual created or owns, and the right to prevent unfair competition. Accordingly, these rights may be transferred to other organizations...

Read More