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Starting a business in Vietnam
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Land Use Rights in Vietnam: 7 Points Foreign Buyers Often Misunderstand
Land use rights in Vietnam are often misunderstood by foreign buyers because land is not treated like private freehold land in many other countries. A foreign buyer may be able to own certain residential property, but that does not mean the buyer owns land in the same way. The risk appears when buyers read a …
Capital Strategy for Entering Vietnam: 8 Checks Before Registering Investment Capital
Corporate and Commercial · Email our team The smallest capital figure is rarely the safest choice. A company that cannot fund rent, staff, licenses and the first operating cycle may exist legally but fail commercially before revenue begins. An unnecessarily high commitment creates a different problem. Management may register capital that the group does not …
Real Estate Due Diligence in Vietnam: 10 Documents to Check Before Paying Money
Real estate due diligence in Vietnam should happen before the buyer pays money. The purpose is to test whether the seller, title, project, deposit and payment route support the deal the buyer thinks is being made. Foreign buyers often discover document risk after the deposit. By then, the legal question has become a refund or …
Vietnam Market Entry Risk Assessment: 10 Issues to Test Before Committing Capital
Market-entry risk begins before the company is registered. It appears when management assumes the planned activity is open to foreign investment, the local partner is trustworthy, the registered address can lawfully host that activity, and the proposed capital will be enough to fund the launch. Those assumptions become expensive after the lease, shareholder agreement or …
Buy Apartment in Vietnam as a Foreigner: 8 Risks Before Signing
An apartment may look simple because it is inside a completed building, but to buy apartment in Vietnam as a foreigner, the buyer still needs to check quota, developer documents, title timing, handover and resale risk. The risk often appears when the buyer pays a deposit before confirming whether the specific unit can be transferred …
Greenfield, Acquisition or Joint Venture in Vietnam: 7 Questions Before Choosing an Entry Route
A new company gives the investor a clean corporate history but no customers, team or licences beyond what it builds. An acquisition can provide an operating platform, yet the investor also buys the target’s past. A joint venture may add local capability while creating shared control. The right choice depends on what creates value in …
Buy Property in Vietnam as a Foreigner: 9 Checks Before Paying a Deposit
Buy property in Vietnam as a foreigner only after the legal path matches the commercial deal. Once eligibility is confirmed, the first transaction risk is whether the seller can transfer the property, whether the documents support it, and whether the deposit terms protect the buyer if the deal fails. The risky point is the deposit. …
100% Foreign-Owned Company or Joint Venture in Vietnam: 8 Control Questions
A Vietnamese partner should enter the ownership structure for a clear legal or commercial reason. Adding a partner merely because foreign investment appears difficult can create a control problem that lasts longer than the licensing issue. Where market access permits full foreign ownership, the investor should compare the value of direct control against the real …
Foreign Ownership and Market Access in Vietnam: 8 Checks Before Choosing a Structure
Foreign ownership in Vietnam is not obvious. The answer depends on the exact activity, the investor, the investment form, Vietnam’s treaty commitments and specialised sector rules and should be part of the assessment in the Vietnam market entry strategy. The 2025 Investment Law regulates the activity falls within the restricted market-access framework for foreign investors. …
Can Foreigners Buy Property in Vietnam? 8 Ownership Rules to Check First
Foreign buyers can own some residential property in Vietnam, but they do not own land in the way many buyers expect at home. Can foreigners buy property in Vietnam is really a question about buyer category, property type, project eligibility, ownership quota, the intended title holder and the title document. These are part of legal …