The VIAC arbitration rules were updated in 2026, and the new version took effect on Jul 1st, 2026. If your Vietnam contracts name VIAC, the update will apply to your contract templates, how you file a claim, who you must disclose, and how fast a case can proceed. Not understanding the updated VIAC arbitration rules, …
A representative office in Vietnam (RO) may hire people, maintain an office and support promotion of the foreign trader. It cannot operate as the trader’s local revenue business. It should not issue sales invoices, conduct profit making activity in its own name or become the contracting party through the daily conduct of its team. The …
An Investment Registration Certificate in Vietnam is still required before a foreign-invested project in the statutory IRC category begins operation. ERC first changed when the company may be formed. It did not remove approval of the investment project. The harder point is whether the project presented to the authority is commercially and legally supportable. Its …
A pink book in Vietnam is the common English name for a property’s title certificate, officially the Certificate of Land Use Rights and Ownership of Houses and Other Assets Attached to Land, and known in Vietnamese (So Hong). It records ownership of the house or apartment and the related land use rights. Checking it carefully …
Foreign investors face two different legal gates in conditional investment sectors in Vietnam. The first asks whether the foreign investor may enter the activity and on what ownership or investment terms. The second asks what the business must maintain before and while it operates. Passing the first gate does not pass the second. A company …
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 …
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