(Key Takeaways from the Executive Symposium: “Vietnam – Beyond The First Mile” co-organized by SB Law, Standard Chartered Bank, and Sumitomo Corporation) 2026 marks a transformative advancement in Vietnam’s institutional framework with the synchronized implementation of the Law on Investment 2025, the Hague Apostille Convention, the DPPA mechanism, and a digitalized risk-based tax administration system. […]

Question: Our company is a foreign-invested enterprise in Vietnam. We are planning an ownership restructuring, whereby the foreign investor will transfer their entire capital contribution to Vietnamese shareholders (or reduce their ownership ratio to 50% or below). Under the provisions of Circular No. 38/2026/TT-NHNN, in which cases is an FDI enterprise mandatorily required to close […]

Question: A parent company in Vietnam intends to lend a sum of capital in US Dollars (USD) to its subsidiary in Hong Kong (an enterprise with the parent company’s capital contribution in the form of direct investment). What are the procedures, steps, and necessary documents required to carry out this loan?   Answer: Conditions for […]

Question Our company holds customers’ personal data and intends to use such information to send information about products, services, and promotional programs. May the company use customers’ personal data for advertising purposes? In which cases is the customer’s consent required?   Answer Since 1 January 2026, the 2025 Law on Personal Data Protection has been […]

Question: “My company recruited an employee for a sales position, however during the work process, this employee often failed to complete targets and received negative feedback from customers. In this case, does the company have the right to unilaterally terminate the employment contract with this employee?”   Answer: According to Point a, Clause 1, Article […]