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Time line too long for property development JVs
  • Allens Vietnam
July 01 2007

First credit report on Vietnam companies. Vietnam residency required for offices of foreign banks. MOF approval required only "sometimes" for insurance policy terms. Vietnam - the next India. Banks plan to expand retail networks in Vietnam. Labour dispute resolution - new guidelines. Property development JVs - a spanner in the works. Redemption, resales, issuances and ... confusion. What the Government Giveth, the MOT Taketh Away - Circular 9 on Trading and Distribution. Secured transactions in Vietnam - not quite like it works at home. Law map - secured transactions


Effective Date for HCMC Stock Exchange
  • Allens Vietnam
June 01 2007

State Securities Commission. Code Language. General Director of LLC. First Visit to US by Vietnam's President. Vietnam's Largest Top Insurer in IPO. Vietnam to Finalize WTO Commitments. New Equitization Decree. Charter for Listing Companies. Redemption, Resales, Issuance of Shares. Circular on Foreign Banks. BOT Regulations. Trading and Distribution. Bank Cards. Compulsory Reverse Ratios. Securities and Fund Management Companies. Summary of Laws in relation to Domestics Funds


49% Rule - as it applies to foreign-invested shareholding companies
  • Allens Vietnam
May 01 2007

HCMC “Securities Trading Centre” matures into HCMC “ Stock Exchange”. Regulations on Securities Companies and Fund Management Companies. Rights of Foreigners to deposit forex. Lots of Banks in Vietnam. Contribution land use rights to JVs. Assistance to US Companies Facing Trade Barriers. foreign Ownership of Houses in Vietnam. Residential House Lease Contracts. National Assembly Elections. Corporate Management Rules for Listed Companies. Registration Procedures for Public Offers. Prospectuses for Public Offers. Disclosure of Information. Share Auctions. Foreign Participation in Vietnam's Securities Market. Mortgaging Future Assets. Gift Giving to State Officials. Securities Law Map. Dummies Guide to WTO Schedule of Services Commitments. Dummies Guide to WTO Securities Services


New Public Holiday
  • Allens Vietnam
April 01 2007

Conditional Sectors. Inspection Committee. Re-registration seminar in Hanoi. New Penalties for Securities Offences. More About Allens Arthur Robinson. Foreign Shareholding in Vietnamese Banks. Trading and Distribution. Corporate Income Tax. Digital Signatures. Electronic Transactions in Financial Activities. Law Maps - Investment Map. Securities Market in Vietnam


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
October 01 2006

WTO Accession and APEC, but no PNTR. General Directors, Legal Representatives & Controllers. Foreign Distribution Rights. Equitization & Strategic Foreign Investors. Representative Offices & Branches. Tendering. Intellectual Property. Finance Leasing. Environment. Cosmetics. Trade Unions. Vietnam's New Investment-Enterprise Regime


First Investment Certificate
  • Allens Vietnam
September 01 2006

Final WTO Negotiations but no US PNTR Vote. When will Vietnam be 'Globalized'?. Representative Office - Re-registration Alert. VND Deposits. Securities Taxation. Labour Code - Strikes. Investor Disputes. Gripes against Government. APEC Arrangements. Minimum Wages. Goods Labelling. Business Registration. Finance Leasing. New Investment Decree. Options for Foreign Investors to Transition to New Investment-Enterprise Regime


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
August 01 2006

Land for Joint Ventures. Representative Offices & Voting in Joint Ventures - Reforming Backwards?. General Directors. Foreign Equity in Vietnamese Banks. Anti-Money Laundering. Urban Zones. Environment. Education. Foreign Employees. International Treaties. Land Rent. Petroleum Sector Tax. Land Documents. Vietnam's New Investment-Enterprise Regime. Franchising in Vietnam


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
July 01 2006

Transparency in Real Estate Market. Key National Projects. Shareholder Requirements. Competition Council. Credit Rating. Business Registration. Investment Control. Representative Offices & Branches. Securities. Lawyers. Auditing. Bank Guarantees. New Investment-Enterprise Regime: Provisional Guidelines for Foreign Investors. Latest Draft Investment Decree


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
June 01 2006

Key National Projects. Competition Law. Real Estate Projects. Foreign Investment. US-Vietnam Bilateral Market Access Agreement. Electricity Vietnam. Importing Cigarettes & Cigars. Duration of Foreign Invested Enterprises. New Business Laws a Rort?. Franchising. E-commerce. Securities Investment Funds. Commercial Law. Residential Housing. Ship Registration. Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. New Enterprise Regime


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
May 01 2006

Forex Rules. Foreign Invested Shareholding Companies. WTO Accession. Foreign Arbitral Awards. Contract Law. Foreign Shares in Vietnamese Banks. Financial Reporting by Vietnamese Banks. BCCs. Company Bonds. Tendering. Intellectual Property. Residential Housing. New Investment-Enterprise Regime: New Corporate Structures & Management Rules. Latest Draft Investment Decree


National Assembly Update - Securities, Labour, Technology Transfer
  • Allens Vietnam
April 01 2006

10th Party Congress. Business Licenses. Social Evils. Vietnam-speak. Foreign Investment in Vietnamese Banks. Foreign Bank Branches & Savings Deposits. WTO Accession. Commercial Law - Origin of Goods. Cross-Border Trading. Promotions & Advertising. Franchising. Import of Used Cars. Technology Transfer. Goods Quality Standards. New Investment Law - Overview. To Re-register or Not?. Draft Investment Decree


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
March 01 2006

Power Sector & Foreign & Investment. Leased Land as Asset. 10th Party Congress. Joint Venture Land & Liquidation. Foreign Representative & Branch Offices. Vietnamese Arbitration & Foreign Lawyers. Interest Rate Adjustments. Jaywalkers. Food Safety & Hygiene. Goods Quality Control. Foreign Banks. Origin of Goods. Commercial Assessment Services. Affiliated Transactions & Pricing. Vietnam's New Investment-Corporate Regime. New Tendering Law


Franchising in Vietnam
  • Allens Vietnam
January 01 2006

Compulsory Employment of Disabled Employees. Top 10 Corporate Events in 2005. Unlawful Provincial Investment Incentives. Land. Foreign Currency. Commercial Law & Trading. Competition Authorities. Minimum Wages. New Urban Zones. Mining. Enterprise Law and New Management Rules. Implementation of Commercial Law 2005 and Foreign Trading & Distribution Rights. National Assembly Update


Distribution Sector
  • Allens Vietnam
December 01 2005

How to Name Companies in Vietnam. Securities Market. Intellectual Property Disputes. Residential Housing Sector. Business Registration - Contract Validity. VAT and Special Sales Tax. Pyramid Selling. Mining - Environment Protection. Food Safety and Hygiene. Credit Institutions. Vietnamese Contract Law. Changes to Vietnam's Lawscape in 2005


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
November 01 2005

Economic Contracts. Franchising. Tax Self-Declaration and Payment. Supreme Court Ruling on Invalidity of Contracts. Land Leasing. Foreign Loans. Auditing. Investment Law Update. Factoring in Vietnam


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
October 01 2005

Franchising. Capital Gains Tax. Foreign Currency Transactions. Foreign Invested Enterprises - Conversion Options. Foreign Exchange. Foreign Securities Holdings. Goods Quality Offences. Foreign Employees. Tax Self-Declaration. Minimum Wages. Competition Offences. Investment Law Update


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
September 01 2005

"Residential for Sale" Projects. "On Demand" Performance Bonds. Real Estate Law. Vietnam's Global Competitiveness. Supreme Court Decisions 2000-2004. Foreign Shareholding. Competition. Imports. Equitization. Pharmacy Law. Recent Banking Reforms. New Investment Law


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
August 01 2005

Anti-Money Laundering. Land Use Rights Certificates. Supreme Court Decisions 2000-2004. Multi-level Selling. Deposit Insurance. Steel. Mining. Education. Land Mortgages & Guarantees. New Investment Law. Import & Distribution Update


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
July 01 2005

Employment - Dismissal. Competition Law Update. Minimum Wages. Buying and Leasing Houses/Apartments. Supreme Court Decisions 2000-2004. Certificates of Building Ownership. Foreign Employees. Anti-Dumping. Anti-Subsidies. Anti-Money Laundering. Pilot Tax Self-Declaration. Customs Reforms. Securities Market. Finance and Operating Leasing


National Assembly Update
  • Allens Vietnam
June 01 2005

Investment Licenses vs Law. Competition Law Update. Anti-Corruption Reforms. Charter and Legal Capital. Health Insurance Premiums. Law on Lawyers. Tendering Ordinance. PF Supports Vietnam's Bid for WTO Accession. Carrying Cash Into/Out of Vietnam. Customs Clearances Agents. Anti-Money Laundering. Market Control in Hanoi. Technical Barriers to Trade. Common Investment Law. Vietnam's Legal System to 2010


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