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Investment Conditions for Foreign Investors in Industrial Parks in 2025

In the context of deepening international economic integration, Vietnam is becoming an attractive destination for foreign investors, particularly in the manufacturing sector within industrial parks (IPs). This article provides detailed information on the latest investment conditions applicable in 2025.

12/02/2025

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Guide to Foreign Investment Procedures in Industrial Zones: From A-Z 2025

Foreign investment in Industrial Zones (IZs) is becoming a strong development trend in Vietnam. In recent years, Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign investors, especially in industrial zones. According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Planning and Investment), as of the end of September 2023, there were 28,498 FDI projects licensed in Vietnam with a total registered capital of USD 478.8 billion.

10/02/2025

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Law on Organization of People’s Courts

Replacing its 2014 predecessor, the 2024 Law on Organization of People’s Courts (the Law) defines the position, functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of people’s courts. It also provides judges, assessors and other title holders in people’s courts, and assurance of operation of people’s courts.

05/02/2025

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Draft Law stimulates scientific research and technological development

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has released a draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, focusing on science and technology human resources, incentives for science and technology workers, commercialization of research outcomes, and management of state budget-funded science and technology programs and tasks.

04/02/2025

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Draft Law on Excise Tax revises taxable and non-taxable objects

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed revising the 2008 Law on Excise Tax with a focus on taxable and non-taxable objects to better align tax regulations with policies on protection of people’s health and management of high-end products and services.

03/02/2025

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Understanding Vietnam's Decree 162 on Credit Fund Licensing: A Comprehensive Guide

Vietnam's financial sector has witnessed significant regulatory developments with the introduction of Decree 162/2024/ND-CP, which establishes guidelines for licensing people's credit funds and regulating foreign investment in this sector. This guide provides an in-depth analysis of the decree's key provisions and implications.

27/01/2025

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Complete Guide to Vietnam's Semiconductor Investment Policies 2025

Vietnam's semiconductor industry has emerged as a cornerstone of the country's industrial development strategy, attracting increasing attention from foreign investors. This comprehensive guide delves into the latest investment policies, opportunities, and regulatory framework shaping the semiconductor landscape in Vietnam.

24/01/2025

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Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety

Passed on June 27, the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety (the Law) aims to create a legal foundation for ensuring road traffic order and safety, protecting the life and health of road users, and building an orderly, disciplined and safe society, so as to guarantee better exercise of human rights and civil rights according to the 2013 Constitution and treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party.

23/12/2024

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New regulations on enforcement of civil judgments to be brought into law

Involved parties might reach agreement on judgment enforcement, provided that their agreement does not violate legal prohibitions, upholds social morality, neither affects the lawful rights and interests of the State or third parties nor prolongs the enforcement process or evades the obligation to pay enforcement charges.

10/12/2024

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Exploring Vietnam's foreign investment zones: Benefits and opportunities

Vietnam's rapid economic growth and strategic location have made it an attractive destination for foreign investors. At the heart of this economic transformation are the country's foreign investment zones, which offer a range of benefits and opportunities for international businesses. This article delves into the world of Vietnam's foreign investment zones, exploring their advantages, key locations, and the potential they hold for global investors.

22/11/2024

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Content is king: Navigating Vietnam's digital content regulations for foreign investors

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape of Southeast Asia, Vietnam stands out as a burgeoning market with immense potential for digital content creators and distributors. However, for foreign investors looking to tap into this vibrant market, understanding and navigating the complex web of regulations is crucial. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the intricacies of Vietnam's digital content regulations, providing valuable insights for foreign investors seeking to establish a foothold in this dynamic market.

14/11/2024

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Cloudy with a chance of compliance: Vietnam’s regulations for foreign cloud computing providers

As Vietnam's digital landscape evolves at a rapid pace, the country's cloud computing market is experiencing unprecedented growth. For foreign cloud service providers eyeing this burgeoning market, understanding and navigating the regulatory environment is crucial. This article delves into the intricacies of Vietnam's cloud computing regulations for foreign providers, offering insights into compliance strategies and market opportunities.

13/11/2024

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Law on the Capital

The 2024 Law on the Capital aims to complete a legal foundation with peculiar, prominent mechanisms for building and developing the Capital as a political, administrative, economic and cultural center.

05/11/2024

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Ensuring Success: A comprehensive guide to legal compliance for international schools in Vietnam - Updated with Decree 124/2024/ND-CP

In recent years, Vietnam has become a thriving hub for international education, drawing an increasing number of foreign investors and educators. However, navigating the complex legal compliance landscape for international schools in this dynamic market can be daunting. This comprehensive guide aims to clarify the essential aspects of legal compliance, ensuring your international school's success in Vietnam, with a focus on recent updates from Decree 124/2024/ND-CP.

01/11/2024

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Mastering the Flow: Import-export regulations for foreign logistics providers in Vietnam

Vietnam's logistics sector has been growing at an impressive rate, with the government actively encouraging foreign investment. As of 2024, the sector contributes significantly to the country's GDP, with projections indicating continued growth. Foreign logistics providers play a crucial role in this expansion, bringing expertise, technology, and international best practices to the local market.

28/10/2024

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Maximizing Returns: Tax Incentives for Foreign IT Investments in Vietnam

Vietnam's burgeoning IT sector has become a magnet for foreign investors, thanks in large part to the country's attractive tax incentive policies. This comprehensive guide will explore how these incentives can maximize returns for foreign IT investments in Vietnam, providing valuable insights for companies looking to capitalize on this dynamic market.

21/10/2024

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Exploring Vietnam's Foreign Investment Zones: Benefits and Opportunities

Vietnam's rapid economic growth and strategic location have made it an attractive destination for foreign investors. At the heart of this economic transformation are the country's foreign investment zones, which offer a range of benefits and opportunities for international businesses. This article delves into the world of Vietnam's foreign investment zones, exploring their advantages, key locations, and the potential they hold for global investors.

17/10/2024

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Law on Cooperatives

The new Law on Cooperatives set to take effect on July 1 this year, includes regulations on the establishment, management, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, and related activities of cooperative groups, cooperatives, and unions of cooperatives. It also introduces state policies to promote the development of cooperatives.

16/10/2024

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Railway Law to be revised to better serve the country’s transport needs

The Ministry of Transport is gathering public comments on a draft revised Railway Law with a focus on incentives and support for the railway sector; railway infrastructure investment and management; connection of railway transport with other modes of transport; and railway transport activities.

14/10/2024

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Facing a trademark refusal in Vietnam? Learn how to appeal and win

Have you invested time and effort into crafting the perfect trademark, only to see it rejected by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam)? Don't give up! Trademark refusals can be frustrating, but they aren't necessarily the end of the road. There are still options for challenging the decision and potentially securing your trademark registration. 

03/10/2024

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What to do if your trademark has been stolen in Vietnam

The "first to file" principle has been abused by bad faith trademark applicants as a sophisticated tool for "trademark squatting" and "misappropriation of trademark rights" from legitimate owners in Vietnam. Trademark squatting or intellectual property (IP) theft from foreign businesses has become a troubling and dangerous trend in Vietnam. 

01/10/2024

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Law on Credit Institutions

With 210 articles, the 2024 Law on Credit Institutions is expected to complete a legal framework for dealing with credit institutions facing liquidity risks and poorly-performing credit institutions.

12/09/2024

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Bad faith – The secret to proving bad faith and regaining the trademark in Vietnam

The filing of a trademark application is generally considered to be automatically made in good faith and creates exclusive rights for the owner. However, if the filing is intended to deprive the genuine trademark owner of the benefits of their existing mark and cause confusion for consumers, it will break the goals and basic principles of the law on intellectual property rights protection. Such trademark filing with the motive described above is considered to be in”'bad faith”.

04/09/2024

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Stream-ripping: Vietnam and the battle against online content piracy

Did you know that you are participating in potential copyright infringement when you download music or videos from YouTube using unofficial tools? This behavior, which extends from music to videos to TV shows downloaded without the copyright owner's permission, not only violates the law but also seriously affects the revenue and creativity of artists.

23/08/2024

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How to report trademark infringement to Shopee e-commerce website in Vietnam?

Shopee, Lazada, and other e-commerce website operators in Vietnam are proactively working to protect intellectual property rights and create a safer e-commerce environment for consumers and brand owners. Shopee, in its efforts, has effectively blocked over 33 million listings flagged for potential intellectual property infringements and escalated the suspension of seller accounts for IP violations by 140%.

15/08/2024

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Fighting the Fakes: 8 common tricks employed by online sellers in Vietnam

Online e-commerce platforms have revolutionized the way we shop, offering convenience and a broader selection of goods. However, this digital transformation has also brought significant challenges for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) holders who aim to control the proliferation of counterfeit products. Online sellers of fraudulent goods employ a very wide range of deception tricks in their online stores to outsmart the consumers, so as to maximize their ill-gotten gain.

07/08/2024

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New Housing Law

The 2023 Housing Law (the Law), with 198 articles arranged in 13 chapters, provides house ownership, development, operation management and use; housing transactions; and state management of housing in Vietnam.

06/08/2024

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Hot policies take effect on August 2024

Many important and new policies can significantly affect business establishments, organizations, and individuals in housing and land, medical and health, construction, etc.

01/08/2024

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Investing in Vietnam: What Should Chinese Investors Consider?

The investment landscape of China in Vietnam is currently experiencing many positive changes. As of April 2023, investment from China has seen a nearly 70% increase compared to the previous year. Chinese investment is diversifying across various provinces and cities in Vietnam, reaching from the North to the South, and extending from strategically important provinces to major industrial zones. 

30/07/2024

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5 legal secrets to effectively protect utility solutions that you need to know

Do you have a breakthrough idea or new technical solution in Vietnam and want to protect it without being encumbered by the strict requirements of conventional patent protection? Consider registering for protection in the form of “Utility Solutions”, which may be the ideal solution to protect your intellectual property (IP) rights.

26/07/2024

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New Law on Telecommunications

Passed in last November and taking effect on July 1 this year, the Law on Telecommunications (the Law) will supersede the 2009 Law on Telecommunications and its 2017 and 2018 amendments.

03/07/2024

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Law on Water Resources

From July 1 this year, the 2023 Law on Water Resources (the Law) will supersede its predecessor enacted in 2012 with revisions made in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

26/06/2024

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Law on Identity

Passed in last November, the Law on Identity (the Law) is set to come into force on July 1 this year, superseding the 2014 Law on Citizen Identification (as revised in 2020). The Law facilitates the performance of administrative procedures and provision of online public services, socio-economic development, and digital citizen identification.

17/05/2024

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Law on Protection of Consumer Rights

The 2023 Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (the Law) will enter into force on July 1 this year and replace its 2010 predecessor with revisions made in 2018.

05/04/2024

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Law on E-Transactions

On June 22 last year, the National Assembly passed Law 20/2023/QH15 on E-Transactions, replacing its 2005 predecessor. Composed of 53 articles arranged in eight chapters, the Law provides for the implementation of transactions by electronic means with the wider scope of regulation as compared to the 2005 Law.

12/03/2024

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New Law on Bidding

Composed of 96 articles arranged in 10 chapters, the 2023 Law on Bidding creates a complete and consistent legal framework on bidding, procurement and use of state capital.

22/01/2024

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10 Key Points from Vietnam's New IP Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP

In line with new regulations under the amended 2022 Intellectual Property Law (IP Law), on August 23, 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP (Decree) to detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the IP Law on industrial property, protection of industrial property rights, rights to plant varieties and state management of intellectual property. This Decree supersede Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP and some parts of Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP as amended and supplemented.

29/08/2023

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Notes for Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Cases in Vietnam

Trademark opposition and cancellation serve as crucial legal remedies for legitimate trademark owners to safeguard their intellectual property rights. In Vietnam, genuine trademark owners are entitled to employ their prior evidence of wide use to file a Notice of Opposition or a cancellation action against a trademark squatter. As such, it is critical to understand how IP VIETNAM evaluates the evidence of prior use and the extent to which a mark must be used to succeed in an opposition or cancellation based on unregistered rights.

02/08/2023

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Protecting your IPR in Vietnam – A Guide to VIPRI's Services and Expertise

The Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI) is a research institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology that provides expert opinions on IP infringement cases concerning industrial property subject matters such as inventions, industrial designs, designs of semi-conducting closed circuits, trade secrets, marks, trade names, and geographical indications.

27/07/2023

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Trademark squatting – a concerning trend for the business owners in Vietnam

The loss of a trademark can result in a loss of market access. Genuine products produced by the rightful trademark owner may turn out to be “counterfeits” if the trademark falls into the hands of a competitor. Furthermore, trademark speculators also exploit registered trademarks as a legal tool to undermine the true trademark owner. The following case serves as a typical example, highlighting the ongoing relevance and practical value, while also emphasizing the costly lesson for all business entities in Vietnam. Intellectual property theft and brand infringement are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex.

17/07/2023

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Patent Invalidation in Vietnam: How to proceed?

Invalidation of patents (known as "patent invalidation”) is a legal procedure established in most countries with intellectual property (IP) protection laws, which allows a third party to challenge the validity of a patent. In Vietnam, this process involves submitting a request for invalidation of a specific patent to the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP VIETNAM) along with relevant supporting information and documents, subject to prescribed fees.

11/07/2023

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Customs valuation methods applicable to exported goods

In order to calculate the payable export tax price, tax rate and export duty price must be known. In order to define the export duty price, it is necessary to know the principles and methods of customs valuation applicable to exported goods

30/05/2023

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Why should figurative marks and product labels be registered as copyright in Vietnam?

Surprise, shock, bewilderment, anxiety, pessimism and a scenario that all doors are closed is a common state/feeling that many foreign trademark owners fall into when they discover that their trademarks, even their product packagings have been filed for trademark or industrial design registration by a third party in Vietnam. Other holders are desperate that the risk of business strategy in Vietnam will be broken down/jeopardized when they detect that their trademarks and/or their product labels being copied in their entireties, or only some minor changes thereof are made by the third parties for the purpose of business exploitation.

03/04/2023

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Understanding Trademark Infringement Laws in Vietnam: Roadblocks & Solutions

Despite selling their branded goods and services for decades in Vietnam, many businesses are at risk of losing their trademarks due to a lack of awareness and disregard for trademark registration. In most cases, trademarks are lost either because business owners are unaware of the need for registration, or because they prioritize market development over legal protection. Even those who do register their trademarks may face difficulties in enforcing them against infringing competitors. As a result, not a few businesses had to pay a high price for their negligence and lack of knowledge in the field of intellectual property. This article will explore the reasons behind trademark losses in Vietnam and offer guidance on how businesses can protect their valuable intellectual property assets.

31/03/2023

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How much does the Foreign Contractor Tax? Is it deducted?

Foreign Contractor Tax (FTC) is applicable to foreign individuals and organizations who earn incomes in business activities in Vietnam. How to determine the FCT? Is it deducted or not? Please get a deeper understanding of FCT in the following post.

13/03/2023

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Hot policies take effect on March 2023

In March, there are many new regulations which are applicable such as the Law on Anti-Money laundering 2022, increase in levels of the allowance for laborers working in dangerous, hazardous conditions, tightening the management on receiving religious donations or grants…..

01/03/2023

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Conditions for foreigners to work in Vietnam

Many enterprises must hire foreign laborers to work beside Vietnamese laborers depending on the nature of the work.  Thus what are the conditions for foreigners to work in Vietnam?

10/02/2023