There is a basic argument that food safety regulations and compliance must improve.

Vietnam has adopted a new comprehensive Law on Social Insurance (Law No. 41/2024/QH15). It will come into effect on July 1, 2025 ("LOSI 2024").

In September 2024, the Ministry of Public Security released the first draft of the Law on Personal Data Protection ("Draft LPDP") for public consultation.

For years, the Vietnamese Government has looked for ways to reduce its direct ownership in key state companies and so to broaden private ownership. For many reasons,...

On June 28, 2024, the State Bank of Vietnam ("SBVN") issued Circular 23/2024/TT-NHNN, with new rules governing employee stock ownership plans ("ESOPs").

Under the Law on Prices, electricity is on a list of goods subject to price stabilization. Under the Law on Prices, the Government is authorized to apply measures which limit the increase of electricity price...

Vietnamese firms like MoMo, Moca, and Payoo, and foreign firms like Grab and Gobear, are Fintech leaders in Vietnam.

According to SSI Securities Corporation (SSI – HOSE), the value of corporate bonds issued in 2019 was VND280 trillion ($12 billion) – a year-on-year increase of 25 percent from 2018.

A foreign company incorporated and located outside of Vietnam can hire a Vietnamese employee to work abroad. It need not go through a Vietnamese company that has been granted a labor export license.

Vietnam's technology startup ecosystem has experienced tremendous growth. With a supportive business environment, access to talent, and a burgeoning local market, Vietnam is an attractive venue for...

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.

Globally, 5G is positioned as a primary driver of future prosperity and security. It provides exponential improvements across multiple technical metrics, including connectivity...

Trade finance has increased the importance of secured lending. There is a clear understanding of the variety of assets that can be used as security. Using dynamic assets such as accounts receivable and inventory as security is common.

In March 2024, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") released details of its comprehensive whistleblower reward program intended to encourage third parties to report corporate and financial bribery and misconduct.

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

An agreement which by its nature can be anti-competitive under the Competition Law 2018. That is, it is not necessary to prove anti-competitive conduct.

Many Vietnamese employees of multinational companies that operate in Vietnam hold shares in the overseas parent by participating in the parent's employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP").

Does the new Decree 13 on "Personal Data" protection apply to us? Yes, if you're an entity or individual located in Vietnam and involved in data processing.

On August 15, 2022 the Vietnamese government issued Decree No.53/2022/ND-CP to guide certain articles of the Law on Cybersecurity. Decree 53 provides important clarification of the government's power...

On August 15, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No.53/2022/ND-CP to guide certain articles of the Law on Cybersecurity. Among other things, Decree 53 provides important guidance...