Doing business in Vietnam

Question: We are foreign invested company and established on 2011, we were granted the certificate of Investment registration, now, we would like to amend the content of this document, but in new law, they mentioned the Certificate of enterprise registration, what is the difference between them? Answer: In November 2014,...

Question: We were asked to provide a company (the “Client”, i.e., the Issuer) in preparation for IPO in Hongkong with a consolidated fee quote for acting as the Issuer’s counsel. Because the Client’s primary operating subsidiary is in Vietnam (the “Vietnam Subsidiary”), we will have to work with a Vietnam law...

M&A is a mechanism used by companies in order to expand its range, share market or to capture markets. Nonetheless, when M&A conducted, parties must be aware of legal status of companies that they wish to purchase and necessary procedure as well.

We understand that your company (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for adjustment of Investment Certificate regarding changing its legal representative. We therefore are grateful to present you our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration. 1. INITIAL ADVICES In our experience, in order to change the...

We understand that you are seeking legal advice on establishment of Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the “R.O”). We therefore are grateful to present you our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration. Overview 1.1. Scope of operation of representative offices (“hereinafter...

Question: I write to you to inquire for your services regarding liquidation and dissolution of companies, after having read a thorough article on your corporate website. The Board of our group of companies is currently considering the closing down of the Vietnamese subsidiary, as its commercial launch has revealed to be...

Questions: We need to set up an education/training institution in Vietnam. We will teach computer program for short-time. We have the questions:

Under Vietnam Law, foreign enterprise can setup a branch office for conducting business activities in Vietnam. However, in practice, possibility for setting up a branch office of a foreign trading company in Vietnam is very low. Generally, upon submission of application dossier for setting up branch office in Vietnam, the competent...

SBLAW would like to provide our legal advice on establishment of foreign invested company which provides dental clinic services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as follows: I. BRIEF SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND It is our understanding that you intend to set up a foreign-owned company (NewCo) in Vietnam for carrying business activities...

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