To: Representative Offices of Foreign Traders in Vietnam Clause 1, Article 32 of Decree No. 07/2016/ND-CP dated 25 January, 2016 of the Government on detailing the Commercial Law regarding Representative Offices or Branches of foreign traders in Vietnam, stipulates the following: “Before 30 January of each year, Representative Offices and Branches are responsible for submitting […]

1. On December 30, 2023, the Government issued Decree 96/2023/ND-CP providing guidelines for the Medical Examination and Treatment Law of 2023. Decree 96/2023/ND-CP specifies detailed regulations of some articles of the Medical Examination and Treatment Law of 2023 on: Decree 96/2023/ND-CP does not apply to certain activities related to practitioners and medical examination and treatment […]

1. On December 31, 2023, the Government issued Decree 97/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree 81/2021/ND-CP on the mechanism for collecting and managing tuition fees for educational institutions under the national education system and policies on tuition fee exemptions, reductions, and support for study costs; service prices in the field of education and training. Specifically, the […]

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is currently in the process of soliciting public comments on the draft Decree No. 09/2018/NĐ-CP elaborating the Law on Commerce and the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding the trading of goods and activities directly related to the trading of goods by foreign investors and foreign-invested economic organizations in […]

Law No. 90/2025/QH15, which amends and supplements certain articles of the Law on Bidding, the Law on Investment in the Form of Public-Private Partnership, the Law on Customs, the Law on Value-Added Tax, the Law on Export and Import Duties, the Law on Investment, the Law on Public Investment, and the Law on Management and […]

1. Beneficial Owner of an Enterprise Pursuant to Clause 35, Article 4 of the Law on Enterprises 2020, as amended in 2025 (“LOE”), a beneficial owner of an enterprise with legal entity status (hereinafter referred to as the “beneficial owner of the enterprise”) is an individual who actually holds ownership of the charter capital or […]

Labor disputes are a type of dispute that arises in the unique field of civil life, specifically in the area of employment and labor utilization. According to Article 179(1) of the 2019 Labor Code (LC), “Labor disputes are disputes over rights and obligations, interests arising between parties in the process of establishing, performing, or terminating […]

The term “land use rights dispute” (LURD) has been mentioned in the Land Law over many periods, but to date, legal science has not yet had a specific concept of “land use rights dispute”; legal documents on land often use two terms: “disputes related to land” and “land disputes”. In the 2013 Land Law, “LURD” […]

Inheritance involves the transfer of assets from the deceased to the living, with the assets left behind referred to as the estate. Inheritance disputes arise only upon the death of an individual (or when a court declares a person to be deceased). The moment of inheritance opening is the time of the asset holder’s death. […]

Determining the common and separate property of spouses during marriage holds significant importance in examining the legal nature of contracts, transactions, and other related issues of the spouses. It serves as a foundation for the spouses to exercise their rights and obligations and ensures the livelihood needs of the couple and family members. According to […]

Since January 1, 2023, the revised Law on Intellectual Property of 2022 has officially taken effect, in this amendment there are a few more prominent points compared to the old Law. Specifically, these new points are as follows: 1. Amendment and supplementation of a number of terms in the Law on Intellectual Property According to […]

Decree 01/2021/ND-CP on enterprise registration takes effect from January 4, 2021 and replaces Decree 78/2015/ND-CP, Decree 108/2018/ND-CP. Here are some new points and notes for businesses according to Decree 01/2021/ND-CP: 1. According to Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree 01/2021, the business number and the code of the enterprise’s social insurance unit Decree 78/2015 did […]

Decree 31/2021/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Investment takes effect from March 26, 2021 and replaces Decree 118/2015/ND-CP. Here are some new points and notes for businesses under Decree 31/2021/ND-CP: 1. Supplementing the list of restricted market access for foreign investors This is a new highlight […]