(Published on Vietnam Investment Review). The world has been heavily affected during the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of the year, which has caused a serious decline in economies globally. However, due to the pandemic being under good control in many ASEAN member states, these economies are on the way to recovery and is one…
(Published on Vietnam Law Magazine). In the 4.0 era, the physical border gradually becomes invisible but all of services and people’s demands are provided on the cyberspace – where there are not any border lines that may prevent any organizations, individuals who have an adequate capacity, passion and creativities from providing their own services across…
The Ministry of Construction released a draft circular which requires real estate developers to open a separate payment account for the 2% maintenance fee. The owner accordingly will have to agree immediately in the contract with the apartment buyer on a fixed account to collect the 2% maintenance fund. VTV has had a report on…
(Published on VIR). August 1 has become a historic milestone for EU-Vietnam relations as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) officially came into force to have a major impact on the economy and the legal system of Vietnam. Firstly, the EVFTA has and will have a far-reaching impact on the legal system of Vietnam. Before…
(Published on Vietnam Investment Review) International integration has been developing remarkably, in Vietnam and Singapore in particular. As two countries in the ASEAN, the international relationship among them has become closer so as to assist each other for mutual development. As a result, the two countries have opened their door for more funding from domestic…
The amended Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises will improve the quality and efficiency of attracting domestic and overseas investment resources in Vietnam (Published on Vietnam Investment Review). With Vietnam’s increasingly dynamic economic integration, new or imminent free trade agreements have brought many more opportunities to local firms and opened many directions of…
Currently, there is a movement of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital flow from China to other countries, especially in the ASEAN region (Our article published on Vietnam Investment Review). Recognizing that movement, in 2019 China issued a new Law on Foreign Investment to replace three legal documents: the Law on Joint Venture Enterprises between China…
Is it true that only firms of a certain production capacity need to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA) (for example, in the food industry, only firms that produce more than 500 metric tons per annum need to make EIA?) Regarding EIA issues, pursuant to Article 8 of Decree 18[1], not all firms have to…
(Published on Vietnam Investment Review). After successfully consulting on many anti-dumping lawsuits involving foreign companies, Pham Duy Khuong, managing director of ASL Law, talked with VIR’s Hoang Oanh some important contents related to anti-dumping laws that foreign companies should pay attention to when digging into the Vietnamese market. Anti-dumping regulations are among the important issues…
(Published on VIR). Recently, both domestic and overseas investors have displayed significant interest in Vietnam’s healthcare sector. However, attracting funding in healthcare still poses many legal obstacles for investors, making it difficult to further boost development. Managing director of ASL Law Firm Pham Duy Khuong writes about the barriers to attracting such investment in the…