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Legal advice for establishment of Joint Venture Company

Q&A: Legal advice for establishment of Joint Venture Company

Question: We are foreign investor (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of Joint Venture Company with business principal activities of (i) Operations of freight transport agency; (ii) Operations of customs clearance agency; (iii) Operations of general management consulting services (the company is not allowed...

New guidelines for foreign investors on Vietnam’s stock market

On June 30, 2021, The Ministry of Finance issued Circular 51/2021/TT-BTC Guiding the obligations of organizations and individuals in foreign investment activities on the Vietnamese stock market. Circular 51/2021/BT-BTC has the following relevant amendments: 1. Adjusting regulated entity Economic organizations with foreign investors holding more than 50% of charter capital instead of...
Company incorporation in Vietnam

Company incorporation in Vietnam

Client: Im interested in company formation in Vietnam. Can we incorporate several companies with nonresident director (from Europe, Romanian)? What are the conditions, how much it cost, terms? Can you open accounts for these companies? Can we open accounts in Vietnamese banks for example for Hong Kong companies? Lawyer: Thank you for your email...
Open a private company in Vietnam

Q&A: Open a private company in Vietnam for the production of alcohol

Q: I am a citizen of French.I want to open a private company in Vietnam for the production of alcohol. Produce 500 liters of alcohol per month. What steps need to be taken. A: First of all, we would like to say thanks for your interest in our services. At this time,...
Company registration information

Company registration information

Foreign investor: We are USA company and have operations globally and are currently examining the potential of the Vietnamese market for our company. At this point we are interested in finding out about registering a subsidiary company in Vietnam, either a sales office or production facility as well. Can you...
Setting up a Vietnam foreign owned company

Setting up a Vietnam foreign owned company

Investor: We are a Hongkong holding company in retail Food & Beverage sector currently with 5 outlets in Hongkong. We are seeking to expand to Ho Chi Minh and plan to start with 3 retail food outlets soonest possible. After doing some reading online on company setup in Vietnam, we...
business of exporting

Doing business of exporting of electronic waste and scrap metals in Vietnam

SBLAW refer with thanks to your email from which we were requested to advice on possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company for doing business of exporting of electronic waste and scrap metals having HS codes in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi City, Vietnam (hereinafter referred to...

Set up Software Development Company in Vietnam

It is our understanding that you are now considering possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company (FIC) for developing software in Vietnam.

Change the Business Registration Certificate

This is with regards to your email from which you requested us to advise for your company(hereinafter referred to as “Client”) to change the Business Registration Certificate (hereinafter referred to as “BRC”) regarding to the supplemental capital contribution of a Korea investor (hereinafter referred to as “the investor”) into...
Drafting the Good Purchase Contract

Drafting the Good Purchase Contract

We refer with thanks to your request on drafting the Good Purchase Contract between your Company (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” or “the Client”) and your Company’s partner (hereinafter referred to as “the Contract”. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review and consideration...