An overdue payment calls for a business decision about how to recover the money. From there, the process of debt recovery in Vietnam begins with checking what is due under the contract and why it remains unpaid. The agreement and the facts then shape the choice of negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or court proceedings. Enforcement can …
Digital data held by a business in Vietnam is now governed by a statutory framework. Vietnam Data Law No. 60/2024/QH15 was passed on November 30, 2024 and took effect on July 1, 2025. It governs digital data and how it is built, developed, protected, governed, processed and used, and it establishes the National Data Center, …
For foreign companies, Vietnam data compliance rests mainly on the Data Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, and the Cybersecurity Law, together with their implementing decrees and any sector rules. They govern how a business collects, uses, shares, transfers, stores, and protects information. The duties depend on the data, the activity, and the company’s role. …
Before entering Vietnam, a foreign company faces seven decisions about its intellectual property (IP). These cover key assets, ownership, launch protection, confidential information, licenses, enforcement and incoming claims. The answers help the business sell, produce and work with local partners while keeping control of the assets behind its revenue. For managers, protecting intellectual property in …
Decree 286/2026/ND-CP on Management of Foreigners strengthens coordination between the authorities responsible for foreign nationals in Vietnam. Foreign managers and employers should make sure immigration, employment and residence documents match the person’s actual work and activities. The decree was issued on July 17, 2026 and took effect on September 15, 2026. Quick Reference Decree 286 …
A foreign-invested company may want to open a store, sell directly to consumers or add a marketplace to its website. Each decision can change the permissions it needs in Vietnam, even when the company is already registered and operating. This framework is set out in Decree 342/2026/ND-CP on FDI trading, which regulates goods trading and …
Foreign investment capital accounts under Circular 38/2026/TT-NHNN changed the foreign-exchange framework for foreign investment from August 18, 2026. It replaced Circular No. 06/2019/TT-NHNN and updates how specified investment money is received, transferred, returned and reinvested in Vietnam. A foreign investment capital account is a designated bank account used for specified foreign investment money entering, moving …
The Government introduced Decree 339 to make enforcement of construction and property rules more consistent and address problems in applying the previous penalty decree. It sets out which violations can be penalized, who can be held responsible and what must be done to correct particular failures. Vietnam construction and real estate penalties changed on August …
A breach of contract usually costs the company real money. The difficulty is that a court or an arbitral tribunal cannot work from that certainty. It needs a figure it can follow, step by step, from the contract to the breach, from the breach to the loss, and from the loss back to documents that …
For a filing on or after September 11, 2026, the Apostille for Vietnamese documents can simplify authentication of an eligible document issued in Vietnam for use in another country where the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention operates with Vietnam. This article focuses only on documents issued by competent authorities in Vietnam and intended for use abroad. …
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