Fees for Trademark Services in Vietnam

Question: Our company from Japan is looking for assistance with trademark matters in Vietnam. Please share your best discounted quotes for trademark services relating from pre-filing search till registration. Answer: Concerning the subject matter, as one of the leading Vietnamese law firms, we are capable of assisting you with handling...
No-Smoking Policy in Serviced Apartments

Vietnam Law Governing No-Smoking Policy in Serviced Apartments

Under Vietnam Law, the company is possible for you to implement no-smoking policy in your serviced apartments where you could impose a penalty. However, the penalty must be from 100,000VND to 300,000VND. According to the Point b, Item 1, Article No. 12 of the Law No. 09/2012/QH13 on prevention and control...

Some notes on labeling of goods when importing

When importing products into the territory of Vietnam, the products label must show the information of the importer in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law, specifically as follow: Pursuant to clause 3 Article 12 Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP: “Article 12. Name and address of entity responsible for the product For...

FREE TAX FOR PURCHASE, SALE AND EXCHANGE OF GOODS BY BORDER INHABITANTS

The subjects are entitled to exemption from import duty and other taxes (if any) for purchased, sold or exchanged goods valued at no more than VND 2,000,000 (two million)/person/day/time, for 4 times at most a month, for goods on the Ministry of Industry and Trade-promulgated list of goods allowed...

Request for quotation / fee estimate

Question: We are Singapore company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (hereinafter referred to us “the Financier”), to act for them in  the preparation of the security documents for the Facilities granted by them to the Customer namely a Singapore registered company. The said Facilities is inter alia to be...

Regulations on construction investment costs

This is one of the contents prescribed at the Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BXD dated March 10, 2016 of the Ministry of Construction guiding the determination and management of construction investment costs. In accordance with this Circular, the construction works price includes the detailed construction unit price of works and the general...
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

International cooperation in lawmaking work

On November 26, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 113/2014/ND-CP on the management of international legal cooperation. The Decree prescribes the management of international cooperation of Vietnamese agencies or organizations with foreign agencies or organizations and international organizations in lawmaking work; legal training and retraining; organization of conferences,...

International schools must study Vietnamese program and Vietnamese studies

On October 15, 2014, the Ministry of Education and Training issued the Circular No. 34/2014/TT-BGDDT guiding the implementation of a number of the Decree No. 73/2012/ND-CP dated September 26, 2012 of the Government on the foreign cooperation and investment in education, prescribing that students as Vietnamese citizens who study...
Mobilizing the private sector investment in railway infrastructure

Mobilizing the private sector investment in railway infrastructure

In order to gradually reduce the burden on the state budget, and meet the target of socio-economic development, industrialization - modernization of the country and restructure the railway sector investment, enhance private sector involvement investment ratio in the railway infrastructure commensuration with other transport fields, on December 24, 2014,...

BANNED FROM MOTORBIKE DRIVING WITH THE VISION LESS THAN 4/10

This is a part of the Joint-Circular No. 24/2015/TTLT-BYT-BGTVT dated August 21, 2015 of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport on the Regulations on health standards for drivers, medical facilities for checking up driver’s health. Specifically, health standards for the driver driving vehicles of category A1 are...