Legal Updates & Publications

Various court judgments in Vietnam published in the past couple of years had placed enforceability of foreign arbitral awards in Vietnam in a precarious situation.

Prior to 1 January 2021 when the Law No. 64/2020/QH14 on Public-Private Partnership Investment (the PPP Law) came into effect, Public Private Partnership (PPP) 

On 19 March 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 21/2021/ND-CP on the implementation of the Civil Code relating to security for performance of obligations, which will come into effect on 15 May 2021 (the New Decree), replacing Decree No. 163/2006/ND-CP dated 29 December 2006 on secured transactions as amended by Decree No. 11/2012/ND-CP dated 22 February 2012 (the Old Decree). This Legal Update discusses a number of noteworthy points of the New Decree.

Our Legal Update on the new Law on Securities in Vietnam is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Update.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: 1. New business activities entitled to investment incentives (with specific focus on SMEs, start-ups and incubators); 2. Draft Decree amending business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade with respect to a number of important sectors (such as electricity, coal and minerals); and 3. New measures encouraging the construction of apartments and social infrastructure facilities serving workers in industrial parks and economic zones.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the New List of State-Owned Enterprises to be Equitised by the End of 2020 is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the New Circular on foreign exchange control for foreign investment activities in Vietnam is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: New Decree on special preferential import/export tariffs under the CPTPP; New amendments to the Law on Insurance Business and the Law on Intellectual Property; New Law on Public Investment; and Draft Decree on minimum regional wages.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the Amendment of the Law on Intellectual Property in Compliance with the CPTPP is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: New Directive on a number of measures to promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market; New Decision on the import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines; Draft Amendments to the Labour Code (Draft No. 2); Draft Amendments to the Law on Public Investment; Draft Circular on the limits and safety ratios in the operation of foreign banks and branches; and New draft Decision (Draft No. 3) on the mechanisms to encourage the development of solar power projects in Vietnam.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: 1. New Circular guiding the restrictions on the use of foreign exchange in Vietnam; 2. New Circular implementing Decree 63 on Public Private Partnerships; 3. Draft amendment to the Decree on management, provision and utilization of radio and television services; 4. New Circular regulating lending in foreign currencies to borrowers; 5. Proposed new laws which are going to be considered and/or enacted by the May session of the National Assembly; and 6. Draft Law amending provisions of the Law on Insurance Business and the Law on Intellectual Property.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on: 1. New Circular on capital contribution or share purchase of credit institutions; 2. New Circular on development of rooftop solar power projects in Vietnam; and 3. Draft Law amending certain provisions of the Law on Investment and Law on Enterprises.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) Notification on registration of a trademark license; (ii) Draft Decision on the encouragement mechanism for the development of solar power projects in Vietnam; and (iii) New circular on enterprise registration.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) Legislative Programme of the National Assembly for 2019; (ii) Directive on the implementation of equitisation of and divestment from state-owned enterprises and enterprises having state-invested capital; (iii) Amendment of the Decision providing for the encouragement mechanism for solar power projects; (iv) Circular on wind power projects and wind power purchase agreements; and (v) Circular on self-inspection of compliance with the labour law performed by enterprises.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) New Decree providing for region-based minimum wage levels for employees working under labour contracts; (ii) Official Announcement on the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; (iii) New Decree No. 163/2018/ND-CP on the issuance of corporate bonds; (iv) Draft Circular amending Circular No. 19/2014/TT-NHNN dated 11 August 2014 guiding the foreign exchange management for foreign direct investment in Vietnam; and (v) Draft Circular implementing the new Decree No. 63/2018/ND-CP on public private partnerships.