Foreign Investment

Question: We are planning to open a  Joint Venture Freight Forwarder and a Courier (express) between a Viet Nam Company and a partner base in Hongkong. We will operate in both export & import. So could you please advise us as following information: Procedure Documents required Time frame Costs Thank you and hope to...

This is reference to email, from which, we understand that your Client (intends to setup a factory for producing paper and pulp in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “Factory”). You therefore would like us to assist in legal advice for setting up and operating the Factory. Weare grateful to present you...

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...

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

Q: Im interested in company formation in Vietnam. Can we incorporate several companies with nonresident director (from Europe, Italy)? 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? A: I am Corporate Lawyer of...

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).

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...

Q: How much will cost to incorporate trade and service company? What are the taxes? Could we incorporate a company with nominee resident director, and then , after opening account, change the director? Is it poossible? Could you offer such a services? A: For incorporating a trade company in Vietnam, our fee shall be...

In general, each type of company in Vietnam shall has different process and the fee for setting up a company in Vietnam.

Question: Hello, I am attorney working at a law firm in USA. We are looking for a local law firm to work together with us for our client. Our client is planning to establish a joint venture company with its local partner. The joint venture company will be located in Hanoi....