Doing business in Vietnam

If a HongKong Company would like to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, SBLaw would like to advise as follows:

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,...

Question: We are a Mauritian based group and we are interested to explore business opportunities in Vietnam. We expect to travel to your country in January /February 2017. We are involved in tourism sector ( inbound tour operator specialized in Italian and French markets) , Event managements ( organization of,...

We understand that your Korean company is now considering setting up foreign invested company in Vietnam for: (i) Conduct research and development of software. (ii) Manufacturing software or developing software Under Vietnam Law, companies manufacturing software or providing software services shall be entitled to tax incentive. Accordingly, such company can enjoy Corporate...

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...

SBLAW would like to provide legal opinion regarding to the legality of designing gaming solution for wagering online sport as below: 1.  SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON THE LEGALITY OF THE PROJECT  1.1. Legality of designing game online It can be said that there is no complete legal framework for online gaming...

Question: We want to set up joint venture company which is owned by Singapore Logistic Co., Ltd and a Vietnamese Partner in Binh Duong Province. Upon establishment, our company shall carry out business activities in the field of: (i) Transportation Agency; (ii) Warehouse Service; (iii) Forwarding Service; (iv) Loading Services;...

This is reference to our discussion today, from which we were requested to prepare mutual agreement between your Company and its business partner, wherein, your Company agree that it Business Partner can arrange its personnel to manage business operation of your Company for a specific period. You therefore seeks a...

Q: Do you think there will be a chance that foreign ownership restriction in the transportation sector might be loosened at least towards investors from ASEAN countries following AEC integration? A: According to my opinion, AEC shall not help much in this case. Purpose of AEC is to create an...