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March 21, 2018
During the past 11 years, Decree 23 has been a barrier to the trading activities of foreign investors in the Vietnam market, especially in the retail industry.
January 29, 2018
The simplification of administrative procedures has now been widely acknowledged as an aim of the Vietnamese government as part of its wider plan to attract more foreign investment ..
December 27, 2017
On September 14, 2017, the government promulgated Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP on liquor trading (Decree 105) ...
November 17, 2017
The government recently issued a decree to streamline the procedures and requirements for registration of security measures, and improve information disclosure for secured assets ...
October 13, 2017
The Law on Technology Transfer No. 80/2006/QH11 (the 2006 LOTT) was issued on November 29, 2006 when Vietnam was preparing for its accession to the WTO ...
September 1, 2017
Since its promulgation in 2006, Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP on labelling products is based on legal documents that, so far, have been invalidated ...
July 17, 2017
The retention of title, a legal concept recognised throughout the world, has now officially become one of the security measures for the performance of obligations in Vietnam ...
June 20, 2017
Including electronic visas, IPRs taxes, import/export rules, new tax regulations for farmland use, management of investment projects and commercial mediation ...
May 23, 2017
In a previous article regarding the challenges of resolving “.vn” domain name disputes in Vietnam, we mentioned the recent increase in the number of .vn domain names and the increase in the number of .vn domain name disputes...
April 18, 2017
On January 16, 2017, Vietnam’s government issued a decree that allows citizens to game at casinos. Decree No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino business operations (Decree 03) took effect on March 15, 2017...
March 17, 2017
The start of 2017 saw a handful of new regulations that affect business in Vietnam. Indochine Counsel have briefed them and outlined the most important changes from each new regulation, ranging from the Civil Code to minimum wage and from accountancy to gambling ...
March 14, 2017
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently released regulations requiring banks and foreign bank branches in Vietnam to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 8 percent from 2020...
February 3, 2017
On November 1, 2016 the Vietnamese government issued a new decree on sanctions against administrative violations in the securities market...
January 5, 2017
More than 10 years since its implementation, Vietnam has revised and supplemented the regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical industry to reflect the realities of practice ...
December 20, 2016
Vietnam has passed new regulations governing forex agents, tax, food safety and other aspects which affect conducting business in the country.