Foreign EPC contractor payment risk in Vietnam often appears late and suddenly, when the works are already built and the contractor expects payment. The project owner may delay, reduce, or challenge payment if the licensing file, acceptance records, handover documents, certified volume, variation file, or payment dossier is weak. For foreign contractors, the commercial problem …
A lease can be commercially attractive and still does not comply in legal consideration. The registered office, investment-project location, factory, warehouse and retail site may require different documents and operating conditions. The problem is usually discovered after the deposit, when the authority or sector adviser asks for property evidence, permitted use or facility approvals that …
A property sale contract in Vietnam should protect the buyer against risks involving payment, legal title, handover, ownership registration, and refunds. It should not be treated as a standard form to sign only after the parties have agreed on the price. Foreign buyers often focus on the deposit and purchase price. However, the contract must …
An operating company can provide licences, people, customers and facilities faster than a new business can build them. The same company may carry unpaid tax, invalid contracts, employment exposure or a licence that changes when foreign ownership enters. The value of the acquisition therefore depends on whether the target owns and can preserve the assets …
A real estate deposit agreement transaction in Vietnam can decide the buyer’s risk before the sale and purchase agreement is signed. The deposit should explain what happens if ownership, seller authority, title or project conditions fail. Foreign buyers often pay deposits because they fear losing the unit. You might need to consider it is worth …
Joint venture disputes rarely begin with the legal percentage alone. They begin when one partner controls the bank, key licence, customer relationship or daily management while the documents say decisions are shared. The foreign investor should convert the commercial bargain into governance that works under Vietnamese corporate law and in daily operation. A shareholders’ agreement …
To understand how to start a business in Vietnam, separate company registration from legal readiness to operate. A foreign investor may receive an Enterprise Registration Certificate and still be unable to launch because the investment project, capital account, premises, tax setup or operating license is incomplete. Management should settle these matters before documents are drafted: …
A distributor can place products in Vietnam before the foreign supplier builds a local operating company. That speed has value, but the distributor may control the customer, pricing, inventory and market information that the foreign company later needs. The commercial agreement therefore shapes the future market position. A broad exclusive appointment signed during the market …
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 …
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 need or cannot contribute on the expected …
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