The Law on Planning 2017 has been effective from January 01st, 2019. On May 07th, 2019, the Decree no. 37/2019/ND-CP details some articles of Law on planning is effective. This Decree details some articles of Law on Planning including the Article 15,17,19,24,25,26,27,30,40,41 and 49 of Law on Planning. This Decree applies to organizations and individuals involved in the formulation, appraisal, decision or approval, announcement, implementation, assessment and adjustment of the planning under the national planning system and other relevant orga…
Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreigner investors due to the impressive development of socio – economic in recent years. This is such a good opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to get cooperation in business with foreign partners. To take advantage of the opportunities to be the pioneer and market share, many of them have demand in employees with good skills and qualifications. To meet these requirements, more and more companies hire foreign workers for specific positions which might lack of human resources within Vietnam…
Ambassador of Italy in Vietnam and Binh Duong provincial leaders have attend the opening of the investment support office of Emilia Romagna (Italy) in Binh Duong. This is the first representative office of the business community, investors of Emilia Romagna in Vietnam , which functions to create a bridge of cooperation between the two countries and promote Italian businesses to invest in Binh Duong. On the same day in Binh Duong province, the ceremony to sign a memorandum of cooperation between Becamex IDC Corporation (under Binh Duong Provinc…
Da Nang – one of the strategic economic centers of Vietnam’s central region The Vietnam prime minister has established central region’s strategic economic center, including 05 provinces and cities: Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh to promote potential, geographical location and competitive advantages and step by step develop this economic region to become one of the most dynamic economic region in the country. In particular, Da Nang is defined as the role of nuclear motivation for promoting the development of the ce…
Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activities in Vietnam have been rapidly increasing over the the years in value and number of transactions when Vietnam’s opening policies to attract foreign investments loosen up. The M&A due diligence and execution are therefore important steps to ensure a successful transaction. For foreign investors wishing to take advantage with a certain level of risks in Vietnam where the cost of labour are cheap, mid-income populations are growing, and the need of capital are high, it is imporatant to find the rig…
Vietnam has been considered as an attractive fit for family offices. The Vietnam’s stock market has been around fifteen ten years. Fund certificates in various forms are available such as close ended fund, open ended fund, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Foreign investors are now allowed to hold up to 49% shares in a listed company and this room has been in the process to change in the near future. Although Vietnam market is considered small for pension funds or the similar, this market is a right fit for family offices. Further, foreigners are no…
A foreign business entity or a foreign trader is allowed to establish Representative Office in Vietnam. Representative office of a foreign business entity in Vietnam (referred as “Representative Office”) means a subsidiary unit of the foreign business entity , established in accordance with the law of Vietnam in order to survey markets and to undertake a number of commercial enhancement activities permitted by the law of Vietnam . Representative Office will need to apply and obtain the establishment license; and have a seal bearing the name of…
Along with the trend of integration in the world, Vietnam is considered a country with rapid and strong growth, in which, industrialization and modernization are focused on developing a uniform set and achieve high performance. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are considered the two cities and dynamic development in Vietnam. In particular, Hanoi, the potential capital for developing and attracting foreign and domestic investment. Therefore, the investment from businesses to the city is seen as an advantage and the best. To evaluate how such advanta…
In 2020, due to the impact of the covid-19 epidemic, the global supply chain will be seriously affected. Besides, the effects of the US-China trade war, the shift of production out of China took place quickly. In which, there are four areas that corporations tend to shift to Vietnam to set up company and make investment are information technology and high technology, electronic equipment, e-commerce and logistics, consumer goods, and retail. Some big global corporations have started recruiting, searching for supply chains, and Vietnam is one …
The ASEAN – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) has been effective from June 11th 2019 for Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, which are expected to positively impact the South East Asia economy, particularly Vietnam. This trade agreement was signed between Hong Kong and 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in November 2017, which will help reduce commodity taxes, boost service and investment flows among regional markets and Hong Kong. Accordingly, countries will gradually reduce tariffs i…
Go-Jek – a car booking application from Indonesia has decided to pour 500 million USD to invest in Vietnam and 3 other countries. Go-Jek – Indonesia’s most popular car sharing application has announced it will invest about 500 million USD to join four new markets, which are Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in the coming months. Initially, they will only provide carpooling services, then expanding to other forms later. Starting with carpooling, Go-Jek now offers food delivery service, online grocery stores and payment. Last year…
Vingroup has just announced that they will manufacture electronic devices, starting with the smartphone branded Vsmart. Implementing the strategy to expand the field of industrial production, following the VinFast automobiles and electric scooters production project, Vingroup established VinSmart Company with a charter capital of 3,000 billion VND. VinSmart will operate in two main areas. The first is the production of smart electronics, starting with smart phone branded Vsmart. The second is research, experiment and application of artificial …
When Vietnam joins the TPP, Vietnam logistics industry has many opportunities to develop and engage more deeply into the world’s logistics centers… According to the report of World Bank, the forecasted growth rate between 2015 and 2020 is 12%/year and import export turnover reached 623 billion USD in 2020, Vietnam is a promising destination for investors. According to the statistics from the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA), Vietnam’s logistics costs accounted for about 25% of GDP per year, much higher than countries such as the U…
Currently, Vietnam is considered to have a stable economy and politics, and is gradually becoming an investment destination for many investors in the world. In addition, with the goal of becoming a part of the global supply chain, the transport market in Vietnam is in strong demand to meet the demand for freight transportation of businesses. As a country with bordering the sea, Vietnam is considered a trading place of Southeast Asia, Asian countries and other countries in the world. The modes of transport include: road, rail, water, air, and p…
High profit margin, stable growth, lower risk than investment in other sectors. That is the reason, in recent years, investment in Vietnam education sector always takes place, especially large-scale M&A transactions in Vietnam. One of the barriers for Vietnamese students to integrate into the world community is their limited English and soft skills. In addition, the curriculum of higher education has not linked to the labor market, people are more interested in spending on education. All that has led to investment in education over the yea…
Ambassador of Italy in Vietnam and Binh Duong provincial leaders have attend the opening of the investment support office of Emilia Romagna (Italy) in Binh Duong. This is the first representative office of the business community, investors of Emilia Romagna in Vietnam, which functions to create a bridge of cooperation between the two countries and promote Italian businesses to invest in Binh Duong. On the same day in Binh Duong province, the ceremony to sign a memorandum of cooperation between Becamex IDC Corporation (under Binh Duong Provinci…
Joint Stock Company is an enterprise which has charter capital divided into equal portions called shares. The minimum number of shareholders shall be three and there shall be no restriction on the maximum number. Shareholders shall be liable for the debts and other property obligations of the enterprise only within the amount of capital contributed to the enterprise. Joint Stock Companies may issue all types of securities to raise funds. Founding shareholders must together register to subscribe at least twenty per cent (20%) of the number of …
Profitability of high-end real estate in Vietnam surpasses that of ASEAN countries. According to Mr Pham Lam, General Director of DKRA Vietnam, in the past 3 – 5 years, Asian investors from Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and China have been active in the Vietnam real estate market. They prefer golden land funds, specializing in high-end and luxury real estate development. Also according to leaders of DKRA Vietnam, the investment wave of Asian investors will increase in the next few years. The expert also outlines the 7 causes of the trend …
After four years of implementation of resolutions 19-2016/NQ-CP, 19-2017/NQ-CP, 19-2018/NQ-CP of the Government, business environment and competitiveness of Vietnam have continuously improved. According to the research, in 2017, the business environment, enhance competitiveness has achieved positive results; National competitiveness increased 5 levels compared to 2016 (increased from 60/138 to 55/137); business environment increased 14 levels (increased from 82/190 to 68/190 economy); Innovative innovation improved 12 levels, reaching the rank…
Recently, there is a trend that foreign company comes and buy company in Vietnam, in order to expand their business operation and also set foot in Vietnam market, where is emerging as a potential market of the area. Alibaba Group – China’s giant technology corporation has spent 1 billion USD to acquire Lazada, thereby officially set foot in the online sales market of Vietnam. On April 12th 2016, the China’s giant technology group named Alibaba Group announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the control of e-commerce platform in So…
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