Doing business in Vietnam

Question: Dear sirs, warm greetings! I am helping my friends (individual fintech investors) to setup a legal entity in Vietnam. The business is about online microlending. Something similar to Cashwagon and Tima.vn. I couldn't find enough details about such type of activity in SBV's knowledge base or elsewhere. Do you have...

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.

Question: Our company want to employ one people in Vietnam for liaison/ seeking business opportunity. Is it necessary for us to set up a RO for this purpose? What are the details we need to beware if we need to set up a RO/hiring people(i.e. employment contract(MOLISA), tax issues (Personal Income...

SBLaw is grateful to set our legal services proposal for setting up a foreign invested company of e-commerce portal in Vietnam for your review and consideration as follows:

According to Vietnam-WTO Commitments, foreign investor is allowed to setup foreign owned company in Vietnam to provide financial management consulting services (CPC 89502)[...]

Question: We are USA company and would like to understand clearly the the COSTING of importing over 300 different products from 3 big USA brands. Category:  Skin Care Creams, Lipsticks, Face Powders. Answer: Regarding to cosmetic registration, I would like to brief you key points as follows: - Firstly, you must have...

Under the Vietnam Enterprise Law, Road Transportation Services is classified to CPC 7123. Under Vietnam WTO commitment, for road transportation services, foreign investor is required to setup Joint Venture Company in which Foreign Ownership

Question: May I know which taxation needs to be declared if establish a RO  in Vietnam. Your help will be much grateful. Thank you. Answer: Under Vietnam Law, a representative office does not involve with business activities for purpose of making profit. Then, except for declaration of personal income tax for...

SBLAW would like to give advice on possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company for doing business of technical testing and analysis in Vietnam as follows:

Foreign investor: Dear Sirs I am writing on behalf of a Hongkong registered company. I understand from your webpage that you specialise in services for establishing and closing representative office in Vietnam. We have 2 Representative offices in Vietnam (Hanoi and Hochiminh City) and we intend to close one of them (Hanoi...