For a main contractor or EPC contractor, using foreign subcontractors in Vietnam construction projects can bring specialist expertise and extra project capacity, but it also creates downstream risks that can return to the main contractor. The key management question is not simply whether work can be subcontracted. It is whether the subcontractor’s legal status, people, …
Customs law in Vietnam is the system of rules and operating controls governing how goods, product data, value, origin, duties and supporting records move through import, export and post-clearance review. For importers, exporters and foreign-invested manufacturers, the management issue extends beyond the information entered in a declaration because inconsistent commercial, technical, accounting or production records …
Vietnam civil status records provide official evidence of major personal-status events, including birth, marriage and death, while proof of divorce may depend on a court judgment, decision or later civil-status entry. The first task is to identify which Vietnamese record or document proves the fact required by the receiving authority. A lost paper certificate, a …
Vietnam Decree No. 169/2026/ND-CP on Customs Penalties was issued on May 15, 2026 and took effect on July 1, 2026. It replaces the previous customs administrative-penalty framework and updates how authorities address violations involving customs procedures, tax administration for imported and exported goods, customs supervision, and related import-export compliance. The decree matters to importers, exporters, …
The Vietnamese Government issued Vietnam Decree No. 296/2026/ND-CP on July 23, 2026. It took effect on the same day and amends Decree No. 168/2025/ND-CP on enterprise registration. The changes affect how foreign investors form companies, identify beneficial owners, submit online filings and manage suspended enterprises. For new projects, the decree also puts the ERC-first sequence …
Vietnam issued Decree No. 281/2026/ND-CP on July 13, 2026. The decree amends the administrative penalty framework for land matters and takes effect on August 31, 2026. For foreign-invested companies operating factories, warehouses or other industrial sites, the main issue is not a new set of land-use duties. The practical change is how suspected non-compliance may …
The Vietnamese Government issued Decree No. 288/2026/ND-CP on July 21, 2026. The decree took effect on the same day and raises administrative penalties for late, missing, incomplete or inaccurate corporate filings. It amends Decree No. 122/2021/ND-CP on administrative penalties in the planning and investment sector. It also creates clear penalty exposure for failures involving beneficial …
The Vietnamese Government has issued Resolution No. 66.23/2026/NQ-CP, dated July 24, 2026, introducing temporary special mechanisms in the anti-money laundering framework. The resolution amends and supplements provisions of the Law on Anti-Money Laundering 2022 and its guiding documents, setting beneficial ownership standards for AML compliance, and it changes how beneficial ownership is identified for customer …
On July 28, 2026, the Prime Minister issued Decision 1415/QĐ-TTg, which approves the National Program on child protection and on preventing and reducing child labor contrary to law for the years 2026 to 2030. For a factory, the practical message is the level of attention on industries, provinces, and supply chains seen as higher risk. …
A construction payment dispute in Vietnam often becomes visible when a contractor submits a progress or final payment application and the project owner refuses, withholds, deducts, or does not respond. The works may already be complete, or the contractor may still be performing while unpaid amounts and cash-flow exposure continue to grow. Before handover and …
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