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Foreign investors have rights to contribute capital, buy shares or capital contribution in business organizations in Vietnam. To help our clients who need relevant information, Viet An Law Firm collect and provide some regulations as follows: Methods for foreign investors to contribute capital, buy shares or capital contribution: Buy shares of joint-stock companies through IPOs […]

The potential of merger and acquisition industry in Vietnam has arisen in the recent years; especially in the field of food and beverage and retails. However, the complication of the law may bring troubles to foreign enterprises when they intend to invest in Vietnam. Although the Law on Investment 2014 and Decree No. 60/2015/NĐ-CP amending […]

According to Clause 2 Article 16 of the Law on Commerce 2005, foreign traders have rights to establish representative offices in Vietnam. However, foreign representative offices in Vietnam only can conduct some commercial promotion activities but not profitable activities as prescribed in the law. Therefore, a foreign representative office in Vietnam has fewer tax duties […]

To run business and get profits, investors may invest in a project for two purposes. The first one is to support the business of the enterprise itself. The second one is to transfer the investment project when transferring may bring more benefits than running it. However, the procedures for transferring investment project could be difficult […]

Commercial franchise is a conditional business sector in Vietnam. If foreign investors intend to franchise here, they have to perform the procedures for registration of commercial franchise. The procedures for this is regulated in Decree No. 53/2006/NĐ-CP and Circular No. 09/2006/TT-BTM. Viet An Law Firm collects and provides some related regulations as follows: Applicable entities: […]

According to Clause 2 Article 16 of the Law on Commerce 2005, foreign traders have rights to establish representative offices in Vietnam. However, foreign representative offices in Vietnam only can conduct some commercial promotion activities but not profitable activities as prescribed in the law. Therefore, a foreign representative office in Vietnam has fewer tax duties […]

According to the new regulations, business sectors/investment sectors are recorded in the Certificate of Business Registration as well as the Certificate of Investment Registration (old form) or the Confirmation paper for changing business information. Those enterprises which still use the old certificate, besides changing business sectors, need to separate the old one into the Certificate […]