In this legal update: 1) Entry procedures for foreigners, overseas Vietnamese and their relatives to return to Vietnam, 2) Precedent No. 52/2021/AL on the validity of contracts for a donation of land use rights without the registration of land use rights
In this legal update: 1) The implementation of several articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health regarding employee benefits re occupational accidents or diseases, 2) Amending the Law on Investment and the Law on Housing; and 3) Frequently asked legal questions on declaring inheritances.
On 30 January, the Government issued Resolution 11/NQ-CP on socio- economic recovery measures and implementation of Resolution 43/2022/QH15 on fiscal and monetary policies.
Digital signatures can be used by businesses to sign labour contracts with their employees. This update discusseses the legal validity of digital signatures with employees.
In this update: 1) National Assembly issues Law No. 03/2022/QH15 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Investment, the Law on Enterprises, 2) Eliminating the requirement to have a certificate of full dose of COVID-19 vaccine or a certificate of recovery or negative test on domestic flights
Vietnam’s startup darling Axie Infinity is in the news. Like the United States on the back of trillions of dollars of newly printed dollar bills, Axie Infinity is suffering from a classic economic problem: inflation.
The General Department of Taxation issued an Instruction which sets out obligations for taxpayers in Cambodia that carry out projects for public interest in connection with a grant or loan agreement or memorandum of understanding with the Government.
This article considers the various modes of dispute resolution used the most in Thailand, with particular reference to several key industry sectors of Thailand.
On 6 January 2022, the Government issued Decree 2/2022 on implementation of the Law on Real Estate Business 2014. Decree 2/2022 will take effect from 1 March 2022 and replace Decree 76/2015. This post will summarize some notable new regulations introduced by Decree 2/2022.
In this January 2022, three new legal documents have been issued regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and protection of the ozone layer, including Decree 6 of the Government dated and effective from 7 January 2022 (Decree 6/2022). The legislation seems to a step to implement Vietnam’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in the COP26.
Under the Land Law of 2013, a foreign lender cannot take a mortgage over a land use right from a Vietnamese borrower. However, a foreign lender with the support of a Vietnamese bank may consider the some structures to allow a Vietnamese company borrower to use its land use right as security for a foreign lender.
In international arbitration, determining the “Seat Of Arbitration” is important since the law of the country where the seat of arbitration is located will usually govern the arbitration proceedings. In Vietnam, the Law on Commercial Arbitration 2010 does not have a clear definition of “seat of arbitration” and “venue of arbitration”.
The Securities Law 2019 is not clear whether the number of preference shareholders will be taken into account when determining whether a company is a public company.
On 13 November 2021, the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 39 to approve the land use master plan for the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 and a land-use plan in 5 years from 2021 to 2025 (Land Use Master Plan).
In this update: 1) Value added tax policy in merger and separation of companies, 2) Expenses deductible when calculating corporate income tax and personal income tax with the payment of unpaid leave days for employees, 3) The management of petroleum business, and 4) Calculating PIT for foreigners.
A summary of credit information services regulation in Vietnam.
In this update: 1. The value-added tax rate is reduced from 10% to 8% in 2022, 2. New regulations toward procedures for registration fee deferment for houses and land, 3. Road map to limit production and import of single-use plastic products, plastic packaging, and products and goods containing microplastics.
In this update: 1) Additional regulations on sanctioning for the case of making invoices lacking required information, 2) Credit institutions only allowed to buy corporate bonds when their non-performing loan ratio is below 3%, 3) Decree 08/2022/ND-CP takes effect from 10 January 2022.
In this update: 1) According to Decree 08 2022 and guiding the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, the Government requires that after 2030, the production of single-use plastics should be stopped, and 2) Supplement the sources for receiving complaints in civil judgment enforcement.
Important Vietnamese legal terms can be looked up, with the corresponding term in the other language presented (Vietnamese <-> English). Very helpful resource for those professionals working in both languages
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