SB LAW HANOI AND DUY QUAN LAW FIRM (GUANGXI) CELEBRATE ONE YEAR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP – STRENGTHENING TIES AND ADVANCING TOWARD KEY
On April 15, 2026, at SB LAW Hanoi’s office, SB LAW warmly welcomed and held a working session with representatives of the Hanoi Branch of Duy Quan Law Firm, Guangxi (China). The meeting marked the first anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between the two parties and served as an opportunity for their […]
ENTERING INTO SUCCESSIVE LABOR CONTRACTS WITH THE SAME EMPLOYEE
Question: My company has repeatedly entered into fixed-term labor contracts with an employee. Currently, a dispute has arisen between the two parties, and the employee is claiming compensation on the grounds that the company violated regulations regarding the permissible number of successive fixed-term contracts. In this case, is our company legally obligated to pay such […]
REGULATIONS ON ORGANIZING PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES
Question: I am in the process of mutually agreeing on the termination of an employment contract with an employee. During the course of employment, the company did not arrange periodic health checkups, so the employee is requesting payment of an amount equivalent to medical examination costs. I would like to know whether the company is […]
LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE LICENSING PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
Question: I have read several articles stating that under the Law on Investment 2025, foreign investors are now allowed to apply for an Enterprise Registration Certificate first without necessarily obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate. Is that correct? Answer According to the Law on Investment 2025, foreign investors are permitted to establish an economic organization […]
FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTITY CONDUCTING LABOR SUBLEASING BUSINESS IN VIETNAM
Question: I have established a 100% foreign-owned company with labor subleasing as a registered business line. Given the current regulations and the newly effective Investment Law 2025, I would like to inquire whether I am required to obtain a License to provide labor subleasing service ? Answer Pursuant to Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP guiding the Law […]
ADDITION OF NIGHTCLUB (BAR) SERVICE BUSINESS LINES AND APPLICATION FOR SUB-LICENSES
Question: Our company is currently operating in the field of commercial and service business. We intend to expand into the nightclub (bar) sector, providing alcoholic beverages and hosting DJ music events. What business lines must we add to our company registration, and what licenses or permits are required to operate legally? Answer: Based […]
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING FOREIGNERS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO VIETNAMESE NATIONALITY
Question: I am a foreigner currently holding Taiwan and German nationalities, living and studying in Viet Nam from 2008 to the present (2026). I have a half-sibling with the same father but a different mother, and my paternal grandfather, paternal grandmother and mother are Vietnamese, furthermore I can write, read and communicate in Vietnamese. Now […]
WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RESIGN, WHAT SHOULD THE ENTERPRISE DO TO COMPLY WITH THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW?
Question: I am currently working at the Company, and I now wish to resign. May I ask whether, according to the provisions of the law, the old company has the right to continue to retain my personal information? If so, which information needs to be retained and which information must be deleted immediately? Answer: […]
Does an electronic labor contract have legal validity?
Question: My company asked me to sign the labor contract through an electronic application (such as via Email or a digital signature App) instead of signing on paper like before. Does this contract have legal validity? Answer: According to Article 14 of the Labor Code 2019: A labor contract concluded through electronic means in the […]