SET UP AND INVEST
Starting a business in Vietnam
Plan the entity, licenses, funding and practical steps needed before launch.
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What Are Rights and Benefits of the Employee Suffering the Occupational Accident?
Accidents can happen at any time at work. Whether a workplace accident is the result of employee carelessness or employer negligence, employers must take responsibility for accidents to employee. Vietnam Labor Code defines occupational accident is an accident that causes injury to any part and function of the body or death to employee occurring during …
What Anti-dumping Measures under Vietnam Laws Are? 3 Ways to Identify Dumping Signs
Vietnam joined the WTO, signed various types of trade agreements, and step by step eliminated tariff and non-tariff barriers, and accelerated the process of integration and development of Vietnam. The Foreign Trade Administration Act of 2017, which regulates trade remedies, has also terminated the effect of the Ordinance on Anti-dumping of Imported Goods in 2004. …
Labour matters in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Area (EVFTA)
The International Labor Organization (ILO) is an international organization founded in 1919, after World War I and became the first specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946. The main purpose of the ILO is Promoting the rights of the employee in the workplace, promoting employment opportunities, enhancing social protection, and enhancing dialogue with people …
Capital Conditions in Air Transportation in Vietnam
Air transportation is the conditional business line and conducted by air transportation enterprises. Air transportation business includes air transportation activity, advertising, marketing and sale of air transportation products on the market for the purpose of making profit. Therefore, trading in this business line is subject to strict rules of law. The conditional business lines in …
What Must Be Included in the Bank Guarantee Letter?
The guarantee commitment must include the following contents: a) Applicable regulations; b) Serial numbers and guarantee commitment form; c) Information about parties in the guarantee relationship; d) Date of guarantee issuance, guarantee validity commencement and/or cases in which the guarantee validity begins; dd) Date of validity termination and/or cases in which the guarantee validity is …
Several Noted Points on Law Competition of 2018
Vietnam Law Competition has been adopted and will be effective on July 1st, 2019. The competition law of 2018 has changed in comparison with the Law on Competition 2004. Theses changes are fundamental which enterprises should be aware of when entering into Vietnam through M&A activities. Competition lawyer should be consulted for update and development …
When Shall Trademark Right is Generated and Established?
Mark is one of subject matters of industrial property rights under Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (Vietnam IP Law). Mark means any signs used to distinguish goods or services of different organizations or individuals. According to Article 6 of Vietnam IP Law, industrial property rights to mark shall be established on the basis of a decision of …
ANT Lawyers Sharing on Contract Negotiations at EuroCham
A business workshop has been scheduled on Jul 18th, 2018 at EuroCham Vietnam on understanding and negotiating commercial contracts by Thomas Giglione, an ADR, mediation and conflict management training expert at ANT Lawyers. The objective of the training is to help commercial personnel of the organizations to be aware of basis to understand commercial contracts …
When Shall Patent Right is Generated and Established?
When Shall Patent Right is Generated and Established? Invention is one of subject matters of industrial property rights under Vietnam Intellectual Property Law 2005 (Vietnam IP Law), amended in 2009. Invention means a technical solution in the form of a product or process which is intended to solve a problem by application of natural laws. …
What are Prohibited Acts in Marine Operations in Vietnam?
According to Article 12 of Vietnam Maritime Law, the acts prohibited in marine operations in Vietnam are grouped in activities that negatively impact national security, people, traffic, environment, in particular: Harm or pose threatened harms to national sovereignty and security. Carry people, goods, baggage, weapons, radioactive substances, hazardous discarded substances and narcotics in contravention of …