FDI Enterprises: When must the investment capital account be closed, and where will the funds go after closure under Circular No. 38/2026/TT-NHNN?

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 […]

Providing foreign loans in USD to Subsidiary companies

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 […]

Foreign investment in Vietnam: Can investors open an investment capital account and transfer capital contributions before obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate?

Question: Our company is preparing to establish a foreign-invested economic organization in Vietnam to implement a technology project. During this investment preparation phase, we incur various lawful expenses and need to receive capital from foreign investors for payment. May we open an investment capital account and transfer capital contributions into such account prior to the […]

Acts of infringement upon rights to trademarks

Question I am the owner of a business and have registered a trademark for my products. Recently, I discovered that another party has been using a sign similar to my trademark on its products and packaging. Would this constitute an infringement of my trademark rights? Answer: 1/ Concept of trademark: Pursuant to clause 16 Article […]

Do Electronic Contracts Have the Same Legal Validity as Paper Contracts? How Should Enterprises Store Electronic Contracts to Ensure Their Evidentiary Value?

Question: Our company is transitioning from paper contracts to electronic contracts. Do electronic contracts have the same legal validity as paper contracts? How should the company store electronic contracts to ensure their evidentiary value in the event of a dispute? Answer Under the 2023 Law on Electronic Transactions, a data message cannot be denied legal […]

Trademark registration

Question: My name is Jimmy. We are interested in registering our brand. Please advise cost and documentation needed. Answer: Concerning the subject matter, as one

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Quotation of labour case

Question: Our company is looking for a professional law firm to support settlement of labour dispute between our company and Employee in the first instance

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Work permit in Vietnam

Question: I am from Korean but currently working as a teacher in Hanoi ,with 3 months working visa ,pls I wanted a work permit and

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Work visa in Vietnam

Question: Where I have to send my documents to get a work permit in Vietnam? Answer: In order to obtain work permit in Vietnam, you

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COSMETIC REGISTRATION

Question: WE HAVE GOT A FEW ORDERS FOR OUR COSMETICS IN VIETNAM. WE WANT TO REGISTER OUR PRODUCTS IN VIETNAM. PLEASE LET US KNOW THE

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SETUP OF UNIT IN VIETNAM

Question: I am having a Company in Singapore. We want to setup one polyster bed sheet unit in Vietnam. Raw material for making this polyster

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