Vietnamese authorities have dismantled a sophisticated illegal sports streaming operation that broadcast premium content like the English Premier League to hundreds of thousands of daily viewers. The network employed advanced evasion tactics including offshore domains, encrypted communications, and cryptocurrency payments while generating revenue through embedded advertisements and gambling platform redirects.

While Vietnam's anti-corruption push has been ongoing for several years, 2022 marked an acceleration in the process with several high-profile take downs. How is this being seen by your clients...

A new decree on penalties for violations related to the crypto asset market creates compliance risks for offshore crypto asset exchanges in Vietnam that do not hold, and practically cannot obtain, a Vietnamese license, and for Vietnamese users who continue to transact on those platforms.

The Department of Justice recently announced, "[i]n the first [criminal] prosecution of its kind," that husband and wife owners of wound graft companies were sentenced...

Enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam involves several approaches, including administrative actions, civil court actions, and criminal prosecution.

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?

Imagine you've just landed in the vibrant, bustling streets of Vietnam, eager to explore its rich culture and dive into the business world.

The decree results in changes of decisions related to the suspension or temporary reassignment of official duties, the definition of extremely serious cases of corruption is changes and the periodic...

The Vietnamese government introduced Resolution 119/NQ-CP (Resolution 119) in December 2019 to address increasing cases of origin fraud and illegal transshipment.

On 1 July 2019 the Vietnamese government issued new regulations pursuant to Decree No. 59/2019/ND-CP (the New Regulations)

The Vietnam Criminal Code 2015 which came in to effect from 01 January 2018 has significant amendments in terms of crimes related to the Intellectual Property Rights.

Yet Vietnam still poses challenges for foreign businesses wanting to invest in the country.

OM: Whether the law can prevent or stop these various modes of corruption depends on how well the law is enforced.

On January 18, the police of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province transferred the investigation conclusion and all case files to the People's Procuracy of the same level to initiate prosecution of the legal entity of Saigon Vietnam Beer Group JSC, ...

The Vietnamese economy is expected to grow by 6% annually in the coming years, driven by a growing domestic market and a young, educated and hard-working population that is also the fastest-growing middle class in South Asia.

Vietnam is one of the crown jewels in Asia's high growth emerging markets, often presenting an easier base for business in China than China itself. Yet Vietnam still poses challenges for foreign...

Online counterfeiters use many measures to bypass state agencies, thus making it difficult to prevent counterfeiting from selling on Facebook, Youtube or social networking sites.

On conducting customs procedures for exported or imported goods, the customs authority shall be responsible to inspect and compare the declared information of the goods owners on the written customs declarations..

Recently, Vietnam has witnessed a dramatic increase in cyber fraud, causing significant financial losses and posing a grave threat to both Vietnamese and foreign entities.

Addressing corruption before it can occur has now become virtually a necessity.