Doing business in Vietnam

Q:  I have some questions relating to our representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1.    How much the cost to close the representative office ? 2.    Can we leave Rep Office dormant…if so, at what cost...? 3.    Can we re-open the entity at our discretion as some point in the...

SBLaw will support Client in drafting the Loan Contract which will be signed between a Vietnamese individual or the Company and a foreign individual with the object of this contract is foreign currency.

According to paragraph 5 of Article 84 of the Law on Enterprises "Within three years from the date of the certificate of business registration, a founding shareholder has the right to freely transfer its common shares to shareholders other up, but they can transfers.[...]

Question: Is the Representative Office (RO) a kind of legal entity ? What is main function of the Representative Office (RO)? Could you please also let us know the fees and requirements to set up the RO?

SBLaw would like to provide legal advice on possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company providing foreign language training services in Vietnam as follows:

Investor: Respected Sir/Madam, I am a Hongkong citizen. I am looking to set up business under Sole Proprietorship with 100% own share in the field of restaurant. Can I do this type of business in Vietnam and what will be the capital requirements? Thanks and best regards. Lawyer of SBLAW:Under Vietnam Law,...

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,...

Under Vietnam Law, foreign company can also establish the Branch Office to carry out business activities in Vietnam. However, this form is not very popular in practice except for branch office of foreign law firms, foreign bank and insurance company. With respect to the foreign trade companies and foreign tourist companies,...

We understand that you would like us to advise on establishment of 100% Foreign Invested Company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC’) in Binh Duong Province for providing management consultant services. We are therefore grateful to present you hereinafter our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration.       SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND...

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...