Artificial Intelligence ("AI") is, perhaps, the fastest growing and most impactful technology today.

Vietnam has a specific foreign contractor tax ("FCT"). The rules describe the tax obligations of foreign entities and individuals who do business in or receive income from Vietnam.

Vietnam has taken a new course designed to add value to its high-tech sector. It is moving toward a deeply rooted, vertically integrated industry which puts a higher premium on research and development ("R&D").

The fundamental objective of a criminal proceeding is to achieve justice which includes conviction of the guilty. But it also involves protecting the accused who is guiltless.

The term "sexual harassment" appeared as a Vietnamese legal concept for the very first time in the Labor Code of 2012. The 2012 legislation simply prohibited "maltreating employees and committing...

Resolution 98/2023/QH15 introduces pilot policies to invest in green projects, including hi-tech and clean energy in Ho Chi Minh City. It outlines conditions and incentives for strategic investors (defined in the Resolution).

Vietnam's corporate bond market has become an effective channel to mobilise funds. The rules to market corporate bonds have developed and the market has responded.

The real estate business in Vietnam can be complicated. This article discusses the legal framework for foreign invested enterprises.

Vietnam's first live trade Letter-of-Credit transaction using blockchain, executed by HSBC in 2019 on the Voltron Network (using Corda, R3's blockchain platform), received headlines around the country.

Whistleblowing plays a critical role in exposing misconduct, unethical and illegal behavior and corporate vulnerabilities that may give rise to misconduct.

Can a Vietnamese entity operating wholly in Vietnam be subject to US tax liability and to US penalties?

Cyberattacks on banks have increased in scale, persistence, and sophistication. There have been several bold violations of information security, for example, leaks of customer information...

E-commerce has bloomed in Vietnam. Covid, the internet, and the smartphone have all been accelerators.

Heightened disclosure required for companies seeking credit for cooperation with US Department of Justice

In Vietnam, the importance of the organizational seal cannot be over-emphasized; indeed, the law contains detailed provisions governing various aspects of the organizational seal, including its formation, use and misuse.

Vietnam introduced the concept of Build-Operate-Transfer ("BOT") investment projects when it amended its Foreign Investment Law in 1992. Since then, only one foreign-invested BOT enterprise, a water supply plant, has begun operations.

The Law on Consumer Protection ("LoCP"), which took effect on July 1, 2011 and replaced the Ordinance on Consumer Protection ("Ordinance"), has a good track record of providing consumers with greater protection.

Vietnam's financial sector has undergone rapid changes over the past two decades, driven by economic reforms, political stability, and increasing foreign direct investment (FDI). At the core of this

Vietnam continues to make economic progress. Economic growth has already lifted many Vietnamese out of poverty. At the same time, the middle class is expanding.

Advertising creates demand, or so it is believed. But dishonest or deceptive advertising undermines confidence and harms business and the market.