At the request of domestic manufacturing companies and importers of billet and long steel products into the Vietnamese territory, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has agreed to extend the deadline for submitting the answer to the end-of-term review. The period of safeguard measures for billet and steel products is until 5:00 p.m….
With regard to the draft Prime Minister’s Decision establishing a set of standards for assessing the effectiveness of foreign investment in Vietnam, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is collecting community comments. According to the Ministry of Planning & Investment (MPI), the foreign investment sector has grown to be a significant component of the economy…
Labor discipline is a system of deterrent sanctions so that employees can comply with the labor rules set by the enterprise, thereby working and producing effectively to serve the development of the enterprise and country. Therefore, when employees violate discipline at work, they will be punished for their violation according to the Labor Code and…
Every occasion near Tet, the issue of the Tet bonus, 13th month salary is often mentioned by society. During the Lunar New Year in early 2022, the strike of thousands of factory employees of Pouchen Vietnam Company due to the issue of low Tet bonus aroused many debates in society. So, is it legal to…
Article 124 Section 1 Chapter VIII Labor Code 2019 No. 45/2019/QH14 (“Labor Code 2019”) prescribes 4 forms of handling violations of labor discipline in Vietnam, including Reprimand, Deferment of pay rise for up to 6 months, Demotion, or Dismissal. In the following article, ASL LAW will summarize the main characteristics of the 4 forms of…
The trade remedy situation in Vietnam has received more and more attention recently. However, the terms used in Vietnamese news translated from foreign trade remedies newspaper are still not completely accurate according to the glossary of the WTO Center, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In the following article, ASL LAW will list key,…
In the context of increasing world tensions, the United States is tightening measures to control the domestic situation, specifically about the recent sharp increase in inflation. One of the common measures is trade remedy measures including anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, self-defense, and anti-circumvention of trade remedies. According to a report from the Vietnam Trade Counselor in the…
The 14th Vietnam M&A Forum 2022 with the theme “Igniting new opportunities” organized by the Vietnam Investment Review Newspaper, under the auspices of the Ministry of Planning and Investment took place in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the largest M&A event in Vietnam in 2023, bringing together the most prestigious and experienced guests and…
Lawyer Pham Duy Khuong, Managing Director of ASL LAW Firm participated in the M&A Forum 2022 as a speaker in the Session 1 of the “M&A opportunities in a volatile market” of the Vietnam M&A Forum 2022. Prestigious newspapers in Vietnam such as VnExpress, VIR – Vietnam Investment Review Newspaper (the organizer of the Forum),…