Legal Updates

Charter Capital: Some considerations should be kept in mind when establishing an enterprise in Vietnam

Investment capital for establishing a business plays an important role to foreign investors in general and Japanese investors in particular (Hereinafter referred to as “Investors”) who aim to enter the Vietnamese market. Therefore, an adequate knowledge of the statutory provisions on charter capital applicable to all types of businesses is essential to the Investors. First […]

Investment in Vietnam – How is it guaranteed by law?

One of the biggest concerns for foreign investors when doing business in another country is how the host country has investment guarantees for their investment. Accordingly, Vietnamese law has provided several guarantees for foreign investors when they decide to do business in Vietnam as follows: 1.         Securing property ownership[1]. Lawful assets of foreign investors […]

Investment incentives in Vietnam

In order to encourage and attract investment, Vietnam has issued many investment preferential policies for investors. Based on the nature of the project such as industry, implementation location, objectives, and capital size, the project will be entitled to different forms of investment incentives, which may include (i) Incentives for corporate income tax (hereinafter referred to […]

Profits repatriation of foreign investors in Vietnam

As a business law firm which has advised numerous foreign investors doing business in Vietnam, we often receive the same question from the foreign investors on profit repatriation. Specifically, are they allowed to repatriate the profit to their home countries? Currently, Vietnam has issued a number of key legislative documents to govern foreign investment in […]