Adoption procedure in Vietnam

Question: I am UK citizen and have an intention of adopting a child from Vietnam, please advise this? Answer: It is our understanding that you have an intention of adopting a child from Vietnam and thus you intend to engage a professional law firm to assist you in the case. Regarding to your request, we […]

Importation of used equipment in Vietnam

Importation of used equipment in Vietnam has to respect the following rules: •         Not to import machinery, equipment and technology lines that are removed by other countries due to obsolescence, inferior quality and polluting nature. •         Used equipment that the domestic companies can not manufacture, and the duration of time from the production date to […]

Advertisement of divorce petition in Vietnamese newspaper

S&B Law would like to provide some information whether the advertisement in local newspaper regarding the notice of the divorce petition filed in foreign Court will be considered legal under the laws of Vietnam. 1.Legal basis: The Civil Code (Law 33/2005/QH11) is the governing law regulating the legal status, legal standards for the conduct of […]

TO HANDLE INVALID LABOR CONTRACT OF PROHIBITED JOBS REGULATED BY THE LAW

On October 25, 2013, the Circular Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular No. 30/2013/TT-BLDTBXH, guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 44/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labor Code regarding labor contracts. Accordingly, the remarkable content focuses on handling […]

Register your trademark in Vietnam

As one of the leading Trademark Attorney Firms, we are capable of assisting you with registering your trademark in Vietnam in an efficient and cost-competitive way. We would like to advise you procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the trademark registration proceeding in Vietnam as follows:   1.   OUR FEE SCHEDULE In Vietnam, multi-class application is applicable. The basic fees are calculated based on […]

Set up a wholly foreign invested company in Vietnam for retailed trade

The foreign investor would like to set up a wholly foreign invested company in Vietnam for retailed trade, the investor should consider the following regulation of Vietnam Investment Law: According to the Item 1, Article No. 4 of Decree No.23/2007/ND-CP dated 12 February 2007 of the Government providing regulation for implementation of commercial law regarding […]

Establishing the foreign invested company in Vietnam.

Under Vietnam Law, foreign investor is allowed to setup the Foreign Invested Company (FIC) in Vietnam for conducting business activities for profit making purpose. FIC in Vietnam can be incorporated under the form of Joint Stock Company or Limited Liability Company. In this case, if investors own 100% equity of the company in Vietnam, they […]

04 cases for chemiscal incident prevention

On August 05, 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Circular No. 20/2013/TT-BCT promulgating plans and measures for chemical incident prevention in industry. In accordance with this Circular, organizations and individuals producing, trading, storing and using dangerous chemicals in industry must have plans in the case as follows: projects investing in production, storage […]

Developing planning for Phu My new urban area

On July 09, 2013, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No.  1113/QD-TTg approving the general planning adjustment of Phu My new urban area, Ba Ria – Vung Tau with the vision to 2030. At this Decision, the Prime Minister has plan to develop the new urban area, keeping role as a center of industry, international […]