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Avoid Costly Termination Mistakes: 9 Insights From Employment Dispute Law Firms
Employment termination can look simple on paper. In real life, it often becomes confusing and stressful. Employers worry about business risk and paperwork. Employees worry about income, final payments, and what happens next. As employment dispute law firms in Vietnam, we tend to look from both sides, the employers and employees. We bring in steps …
5 Powerful Insights into Dispute Resolution Through Arbitration in Asia: Vietnam’s Role in a Connected Region
The Changing Face of Cross-Border Disputes In today’s borderless economy, trade and investment move faster than regulation. Contracts stretch across Asia. When conflicts arise, national courts often struggle to keep pace and traditional litigation would take long. The question of how to maintain fairness, enforceability, and efficiency across different jurisdictions leads naturally to one solution: …
7 Reasons Why Technology Disputes in Asia Matter for Vietnam’s Digital Economy
Cross border data flow is the fuel of Asia’s digital economy and the foundation for Vietnam’s long term digital success. Data has become Asia’s most valuable infrastructure. Every algorithm, transaction, and online service depends on it. As information moves across borders, laws collide. Different rules on privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) are creating a …
Hanoi Convention on Cybercrime: 7 Realities on Geopolitics, Industry Opinions
Executive Summary From October 25-26th, 2025, the Hanoi convention on cybercrime opens for signature in Hanoi, then remains open at UN Headquarters until December 31st, 2026. Article 64 names Hanoi into the treaty’s opening clause creating an enduring visibility for Vietnam. In here, we will discuss what the Hanoi convention on cybercrime does, why Hanoi …
3 Reasons Why Commercial Mediation in Vietnam Is Worth Trying, Even When It Is Not Perfect
Choosing the Right Tool for Dispute Resolution For foreign companies doing business in Vietnam, disputes can arise even when contracts are carefully drafted and relationships are strong. When that happens, the key question is not only who is right, but what is the best way forward? Litigation and growing arbitration are familiar tools, but they …
12 Challenges Petitioners Face and How Trial Counsel in Vietnam Bring Clarity and Hope
Court is a maze. Time matters. Documents matter more. For overseas clients and local businesses alike, the difference between progress and delay often comes down to the quality of guidance from trial counsel in Vietnam. In here, we explain the real challenges that make litigation hard, the common points where cases stall, and the practical …
Decree 13 Consent Records in Vietnam: 5 Checks for Existing Data
Can the Vietnam team keep using the customer and employee data it collected before January 1, 2026? The answer depends on what the business was already doing with that data and what it can show about the permission or agreement on which it relied. The date a name entered a database tells you little on …
Dispute Settlement in International Trade Made Simple: 4 Key Mechanisms
Introduction: Why Dispute Settlement Matters in International Trade When goods cross borders, risks follow. A late shipment, an unpaid invoice, or a disagreement over product quality can quickly turn into a costly conflict. This is why dispute settlement in international trade is a central part of doing business globally. Dispute Settlement in International Trade: 4 …
How to Answer AD23 Anti-Dumping Investigation Questionnaire: What Exporters Must Know Before November 5th, 2025
The Next Stage in Vietnam’s Tile Case On September 29, 2025, the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) released the Vietnam AD23 anti-dumping investigation questionnaire to selected exporters. This marks the shift from the initial sampling stage to the full investigation stage in the tile case against India. The decisive deadline is clear, that all responses must …
Anti-Circumvention Investigation Procedures in Vietnam: 7 Powerful Steps to Protect Fair Trade
Introduction Trade is never static. Where there are rules, there are players trying to bend them. Where there are duties, there are attempts to escape them. This reality is at the heart of why anti-circumvention investigation procedures in Vietnam matter. Imagine this situation that Vietnam imposes anti-dumping duties to protect domestic industries. But suddenly, imports …