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Starting a business in Vietnam
Plan the entity, licenses, funding and practical steps needed before launch.
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Evidence in Arbitration in Vietnam: 7 Problems Foreign Companies Often Underestimate
A company can be commercially right and still present a weak arbitration case. In evidence in arbitration in Vietnam, the real problem is often not the business case theory, but that the proof is incomplete, the record is not organized well, or the parties expect the process to solve evidentiary problems that should have been …
Executive Office for Foreign Contractors in Vietnam: 7 Issues to Plan Before Engineer Mobilization
An executive office for foreign contractors in Vietnam is not just a physical office for engineers to sit in. It is part of the local readiness plan for a foreign contractor that will perform construction-related work in Vietnam from regulatory perspectives. Business teams may call it a project office, a management office, a project management …
Arbitration Procedure in Vietnam: 7 Stages Foreign Companies Should Prepare For
Arbitration procedure in Vietnam can affect your time, your cost, your evidence position, and your control of the dispute long before the final award. Many foreign companies lose control because they misunderstand what happens after arbitration starts, and they react too late, which damages the result. Here we explain the arbitration procedure in Vietnam that …
Apply for A Construction Operation License in Vietnam: 9 Steps Foreign Contractors Should Plan Before Mobilization
Foreign contractors usually realize they need a construction operation license later than they should, and then rush to find ways to speed up the process. By that time, after the contract is signed and the project owner already expects mobilization, they find that the application is not only a legal filing. It should have been …
Arbitration Clause in Vietnam: 7 Drafting Mistakes Foreign Companies Should Avoid
To most managers’ surprise, an arbitration clause in Vietnam is one short paragraph in your contract, but it is also a separate agreement, independent from the contract itself. When a transaction goes wrong, that short paragraph decides where you bring the dispute, how long it takes, and whether you can collect the money you win. …
Contractor Permit in Vietnam: 5 Points Explained
Foreign contractors working in Vietnam often see different words used for the same approval. Some contracts use the phrase contractor permit in Vietnam. Some tender documents say foreign contractor permit Vietnam. Commercial teams may call it foreign contractor license Vietnam. Lawyers and authorities today often use the term construction operation license in Vietnam. These terms …
Construction Operation License in Vietnam: 9 Things Foreign Project Managers Should Know Before the Contract Start Date
Let’s face the reality. After the contract is signed, the project owner expects you on site and your team is ready to mobilize. Then someone asks whether your company already has a construction operation license in Vietnam, and that question can change the project schedule. This is often the gap between two different schedules: the …
Outbound Investment from Vietnam: 7 Practical Rules for That Business Leaders Should Know
Quick Reference For a long time, the easier direction of capital has been into Vietnam. Moving capital the other way, from a Vietnam company to a project abroad, has been harder. That is now changing. Vietnam is slowly opening the door for its companies to invest overseas, but it is doing so under supervision. For …
Australia Anti-Dumping Investigation on Vietnamese Galvanized Steel: 7 Business Signals for Exporters
Quick Reference The Australia anti-dumping investigation on Vietnamese galvanized steel was formally initiated on April 30th, 2026, when the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission registered Case 702 covering zinc-coated galvanized steel imported from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea. The estimated dumping margin reported for Vietnamese exporting companies is 56.21 percent, and the deadline for exporters to …
Does Decree 96/2026 Impact Existing FDI Projects in Vietnam? When To Review Your IRC or ERC
When Vietnam issues a new decree on investment, the most common question managers ask is whether foreign-owned companies have to amend IRC or ERC. With Decree 96/2026/ND-CP, the answer for most operating businesses is no. You do not have to rush to amend your Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) or Enterprise Registration Certificate (ERC) just because …