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 …

Since the issuance of the Law on Advertising 2012 there has been some controversy as to whether the advertising of food products …

Food poisoning happens nearly every day in Vietnam, and there have been some serious cases with large numbers of poisoned persons …

The Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 16/2013/TT-BTC, dated February 8th, 2013, guiding implementation of Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP …

Here, Sesto E Vecchi, Managing Partner of Russin & Vecchi takes us through the finer points of legal professional privilege under Vietnamese law. Turning the lens on in-house counsel, we learn a great deal about how and when the privilege can be preserved.