Doing business in Vietnam

Client: We are planning on registering our Rep office in Vietnam.  Please could you advise if you provide such a service and the cost plus the lead time. Lawyer: This is reference to your email below. I am Corporate Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to provide you legal...

Question: We are a firm of corporate providers in Singapore. One of our client has contacted us with the idea of incorporating a company in Vietnam. The idea is to import meat sub-products (pork tails, legs,etc) from France to Vietnamese markets. Currently they are working with intermediary in Vietnam. Could you, please,...

We refer with thanks to your email from which we were requested to advise on possibilities of setting up a wholly foreign invested company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for providing management consultantation services in Hanoi, Vietnam. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review...

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...

(a) Export processing enterprise means an enterprise that is established and operates in an export processing zone or exports all its products and operates in an industrial zone or economic zone.

Under Vietnam Law, foreign investor is allowed to setup the Foreign Invested Company (FIC) in Vietnam for conducting business activities for profit making purpose[...]

Question: I wish to set up a Vietnam company and I have the following concerns: Once the company is registered in the registrar, whether the individual directors and shareholders’identity will become public information that can be searched by anyone globally. Whether it is mandatory for a Vietnamese company to...

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.[...]

Decree No. 89/2016/ND-CP on requirements applicable to business entities acting as currency exchange agents or providing foreign currency receipt and payment services is issued by the Government on July 01, 2015. Accordingly,  a  business  entity  is  entitled  to  act  as  a currency exchange agent only after it is issued with...

Investor: We have a two 100% owned foreign companies in Hanoi and HCMC. Currently these 2 companies are ‘dormant’ in their activities. We have a local Vietnam individual who intend to buy over the companies and intend to convert it to a local entity. We require lawyers in hcmc and Hanoi...