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,...

1.Definition of Spam in Vietnam In Vietnam as well as many other countries in the world, the activity of sending spam is illegal and it is prohibited. Regarding to this matter, Vietnam Government promulgated the Decree No. 90/2008/ND-CP dated August 13, 2008 on anti-spamming (herein after referred to as “Decree...

Question: Dear sir, I am managing to have a business in Vietnam, but I wonder which business structure should I choose? My budget fluctuates around 1 billion VND? Answer: SB Law appreciates your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to advise you as follows: Before starting any...

This Legal note contains the results of the legal review on investment on beer manufacture of foreign investor in Vietnam. SB Law has evaluated and considered the requirement of Client and also reviewed Document on Planning for development of Vietnam’s Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Industry by 2025 and the...

Investor: Hi, I write to you on behalf of our company in India.   We are looking at expanding our business in South East Asia and wish to form a company in Vietnam for our operations.   Please advise if you can help with the same, Looking forward to hear from you.   SBLAW Lawyer:...

Question: We are IT company from USA and would like to set up representative office and preparation of contracts in Vietnam, please advise this. Answer: This is reference to our conservation held in Ho Chi Minh Office from which, we understand that your company (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is...

Question: We are interested in establishing of the representative office of our company in Hanoi. My boss has two companies, one is registered in Thailand, the other is registered in Republic of Seychelles, so he wants to know more about the details about setting up a representative office. 1. what kind...

Question: We would like to set up a company which will be involved in import of beer from Czech republic to Vietnam. Answer: This is reference to your conversation from which, we understand that your Client, (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) are now seeking legal advice for establishment of Foreign...

Client: Dear Sir/ Madam, Our company wants to send email and SMS to its patients (approx. 10,000 – 20,000 patients) to update or inform about FMP’s services.  Our concerns are (i) how to use email tool and SMS to communicate with your patients legally, and  (ii) legal exposures of not...

Question: I'm one of the investor seeking for investment in Vietnam. First of all, I would like to know about time period from the initialize until final process of company registration in break down step. Also, total expenses and evidences, for example; documents, capital, board of meeting, charter and...