Enterprises are proposing that instead of requiring an electricity operating license to receive a tax refund, energy projects will be refunded VAT as soon as they have signed electricity sale contracts. The Energy Association has just sent a document calling for help to the Prime Minister about the fact that many businesses investing in the…
If enterprises do not follow the principle of late payment penalty, the enterprises will abuse the value-added tax refund (VAT) until being forced to re-pay. Recently, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reflected that enterprises exporting seafood products are entitled to VAT refund. However, after a while, because for some reason, the…
Improvements in investment and business policy and the participation in bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements have helped Vietnam become a potentially attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors, says lawyer Pham Duy Khuong, managing director of ASL LAW, who spoke about the recent movements and their influence with VIR’s Hoang Oanh. How do you…
Asia Business Law Journal has just announced the A-list Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers. Among the honored lawyers, Lawyer Pham Duy Khuong – Founder of ASL Law, is proud to be a representative of ASL Law in this ranking. “Vietnam’s A List 100 Top Lawyers” was voted and announced by the Asia Business Law Journal. This…
Vietnam Business Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Forum in 2020 was held with the theme “Rising in a new normal state”. The M&A Forum 2020 offers many perspectives on Vietnam’s M&A market in the past year and prospects for the coming year. Will the M&A wave explode in Vietnam in 2021? Legal change in 2021 In…
Lawyer Pham Duy Khuong of ASL LAW joined the first session of the Vietnam M&A Forum 2020 with other lawyers and experts sharing their thoughts about the opportunities and challenges of Vietnam’s M&A market in the new normal. Phan Duc Hieu, deputy head, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) One factor driving M&A activities is…
(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…
The amended Investment Law and the Enterprise Law: impacting on improving the quality and efficiency of attracting domestic and foreign investment resources in Vietnam. With the increasingly dynamic economic integration in Vietnam, in particular, the two significant FTAs are passed currently, which are CPTPP and EVFTA, have brought many more opportunities to domestic businesses and…
(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…