In the bid for WTO accession, Vietnam has to implement the commitments to trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs) including intellectual property (IP) and copyright enforcement.

This article looks at handling IPR infringement acts under administrative procedures and for the purpose of exportation.

This guide will provide a summary and a comparative overview of banking security law systems in the Asia Pacific region.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is largely considered an agricultural economy with a population of approximately 76 million. After reunifying in 1975, Vietnam developed a state-regulated economy, which was based on the Soviet Union economic model and the Marxist ideologies. In the mid-1980s, the currency devaluation and food supply management problems forced the Vietnamese government to implement several reforms under the program of economic renovation.

Vietnam must consider available international resources in patent prosecution or allow expedited examination procedures.

What is the position of earlier filed patent applications, but still not published at the date of the later application?

Vietnam, in a number of ways, is leading in the South East Asia region in its drive to develop nuclear power plants.

This guide provides an overview of international and national anti-corruption regimes within an Asia Pacific context.