Doing business in Vietnam

Question:  Dear Sir, Hope this email finds you well.  I found your contact details on the internet when I was looking for assistance in the setting up of a company here in HCMC, Vietnam.  So just wondering if you are able to render your services in this matter. My wife is...

Client: We have communicate with a company whom are customers of ours in your state regards merging, we like to merge with the company to increased revenue, market share, and cross-selling opportunities. We would like to retain you to help us in the process to review proposed transactions for acquisitions...

We would like to provide you with some information about conducting business in Vietnam as follows:

SBLAW would like to provide some advice on establishment of Foreign Invested Company to carry out the E-commerce Services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the “NewCo”).   1.PRELIMINARILY COMMENTS OF SBLAW INVESTMENT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES   According to Investment Law 2014, an investment in the form of the establishment of...

Question: We are a commercial foreign bank having branch in Vietnam and would like to seek a law firm in Vietnam, please advise this? Answer: Further to our discussion from which we were requested to provide legal retainer services to Commercial foreign Bank in Vietnam  (hereinafter referred to as “BANK”),...

Question: We are Taiwan company and is now seeking legal advices for establishment of wholly foreign invested company  for (i) designing labels and (ii) selling labels in Vietnam, please provide legal advice? Answen:This is reference to the conservation between us, from which, we understand that your company (hereinafter referred to...

Question: We hereby have a client who is a Hongkong company which running business as scientific instrument production for many years, now they intends to develop that business to Vietnam by register a local company, the proposed shareholder (s) & director (s) are all Hongkong residents, the initial scope of activities...

SBLaw would like to give information for setting up a representative office of foreign company in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) as follow:

Foreign investor: Can foreign investor set up company nominee? Lawyer: It is possible for setting up such company under the name of a Vietnamese Partner. However, please note that you should carefully study potential risk of this form as Vietnam Law does not recognize nominee structure. In the worst case, foreign investor...