Foreign Investment

I.Company incorporation in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority. Depending upon the location of the company, the licensing authority may be the Provincial People’s Committee (for companies located outside industrial or export processing zones) or the provincial Industrial and Export Processing Zones Management Authority (for companies located in industrial or export processing zones).

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...

Regarding the business line of restaurant, wine bar, according to the Vietnam's Government 's commitment into WTO, these businesses are the food and beverage serving services. Accordingly, at this time, if you want to set up a restaurant/wine bar, you must build or improve or upgrade or buy a hotel...

Question: First of all: import-export company and producing company - is it possible for both of these functions - to be combined in one enterprise? Or should we establish two different enterprises with divided functions? Answen: You can setup 01 company with multiple functions including manufacturing and import, export; Question: Can...

Investment project shall be subject to decision of Provincial People Committee (for companies located outside industrial or export processing zones) [...]

Question: Greetings! We are foreign company based on Hongkong and is interested in incorporating a Vietnam Company. Our business nature is SMS related marketing, mainly providing services. We would appreciate if you could provide us some information on Vietnam company registration so that we will be able to understand .it Answer: I am...

SBLAW would like to give some information about establishment of a wholly foreign invested company to conduct exporting activities in Hochiminh City as follows:

SBLAW gives some information about Establishment of a Representative Office in Vietnam as follows:

SBLAW would like to provide client some legal advice on International Maritime Freight Transportation Service in Vietnam as follows: Q: Relating to International Maritime Freight Transportation Service: It is possible for setting up wholly foreign owned company A: Yes, you are right Q: What is the Register capital requirement for setup a WOFE for International...

In case foreign investor intends to set up a wholly foreign invested company in Vietnam for trading goods, we would like to advise as follows: