On January 3, 2023, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam issued Circular 01/2023/TT-BLDTBXH stipulating the adjustment of salary and monthly income for which social insurance premiums have been paid of Vietnamese employees. The subjects eligible for adjustment of monthly salary on which social insurance premiums are based in Vietnam according…
Similar contracts in the procurement of goods in Vietnam are a relatively new concept for many investors, contractors, and interested parties in the field of bidding. In the following article, ASL LAW will show the provisions of similar contracts in the procurement of goods in Vietnam. The Law on Bidding 2013 and Decree 63/2014/ND-CP of…
The option of resolving IP disputes through arbitration has recently become popular in Southeast Asia and the world. Prominent countries in arbitration are Singapore and Hong Kong. In the near future, Vietnam is also expected to follow more closely this method of dispute settlement, amending and promulgating a more detailed law regulating the settlement of…
Circumvention of trade remedy measures is one of the most commonly investigated and applied trade remedy measures to Vietnam in 2022. In the following article, ASL LAW will point out the basic knowledge in the field of anti-circumvention of trade remedy measures in Vietnam, considering the situation that this measure is becoming more and more…
On December 28, 2022, Malaysia issued a notice to initiate an anti-dumping duty review on some cold rolled steel products originating from Vietnam and Korea. Vietnam’s cold-rolled steel products subject to Malaysia’s anti-dumping duty review include: • Cold rolled coil or non-alloy steel, of width more than 1300mm imported from Vietnam (HS 7209.15.00.00; 7209.16.90.00; 7209.17.90.00;…
Following the event ranked by ASIA LAW in the field of Corporate and M&A, in early 2023, ASL LAW is ranked by Legal500 as one of the Top Tier law firm in Vietnam in three practice areas including Intellectual Property (IP), Labour & Employment, Tax. In 2023 ASL LAW is ranked by Legal500 for three…
On January 9, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 25/QD-BCT and Decision No. 26/QD-BCT on the exemption from the application of anti-dumping measures to some cold-rolled stainless steel products of Dong Phuong Hanoi Advertising Company Limited and My Khang Manufacturing Trading Company Limited. According to Decision No. 25/QD-BCT, Dong…
Scent marks are one of the unique types of non-traditional trademarks in the world. In Vietnam, there are currently no regulations on the registration of scent marks. Recently, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Amended Intellectual Property Law 2022, which stipulates a new type of non-traditional trademark, sound mark. However, regulations on scent marks…
Currently, Vietnam is on the track to developing an integrated economy with key capital coming from foreign investors, spreading across 139 countries and territories around the world as of early 2022. Although it has received many successes in more than 30 years from foreign direct investment (FDI), Vietnam’s management and operation system still have many…
Employees participating in the social insurance regime in Vietnam when suffering from serious or especially dangerous diseases will receive support from the Vietnamese state. One of those supports is the ability and right to withdraw lump sum social insurance immediately without having to wait at least 1 year since quitting the latest job. In the…