Legal Advisory on Social Welfare Schemes: Social Insurance and Health Insurance

Question: I am 56 years old. I started working at Company X in September 1995 and, in 2003, I transferred to Chemical Enterprise Y, where my work regularly involved exposure to chemicals. In June 2021, during a break in my work shift, I tested a newly imported chemical production device and suffered an accident, resulting […]

Advisory on Tax Determination in Capital Contribution Transfer Activities

Question: My Company is a US-based enterprise planning to transfer ownership of Company B - which is a first-tier subsidiary of my Company in Canada - to Company E. Under current law, Company C is a subsidiary of Company B in Vietnam and a second-tier subsidiary of my Company - has the responsibility to declare […]

Advisory on Wine Import by Foreign-Invested Enterprises

Question: Our company is a foreign-invested enterprise and currently needs to apply for a license to import wine for distribution of this product in Northern Vietnam. May we ask whether current laws permit us to carry out this activity?   Answer: Pursuant to Article 30 of Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP as amended by Clause 22, Article […]

Advisory on Executing Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements (NDA) Following Termination of Employment Contracts

Question: My Company is collaborating with an Enterprise from the United States. In the cooperation agreement between the two parties, the US Enterprise has included a clause requiring "When an employee leaves the company, the employee shall execute a commitment with my Company that they will not work for competitors". Under Vietnamese law, may my […]

Consultation on Debt Payment Responsibility

Question: My company has acquired Company A (which is a single-member limited liability company). Before the acquisition, Company A had an outstanding debt owed to Company B. After my company completed the acquisition of Company A, Company B sent us a written request for payment of this debt. In this case, which party is responsible […]