FLAT Legal Journal
Wholly foreign-owned enterprise or joint venture with a Vietnamese partner? This is the first — and hardest to reverse — strategic decision a foreign investor makes in Vietnam.…
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Legal due diligence before committing capital to Vietnam is not a formality — it is the shield that protects foreign investors from deal-breaking risks: prohibited sectors, disputed land,…
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Many FDI enterprises start as single-member LLCs wholly owned by a foreign investor, then later wish to convert into joint-stock companies to raise additional capital, sell part of…
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Dividing and splitting enterprises are familiar restructuring tools for foreign-invested groups in Vietnam: spinning a business line into an independent legal entity, or dividing a company when owner…
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Short answer Illustration: Corporate office building Foreign-invested enterprises must publicize information on their establishment and operations like any other Vietnamese enterprise (Article 8, Law on Enterprises 2020) —…
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Statistical reporting for FDI enterprises: periods, recipients and required contents Illustration: Statistical data charts Many foreign-invested enterprises focus on financial and tax reports but overlook another obligation: reporting…
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When an FDI enterprise closes in Vietnam — whether through dissolution, downsizing, or project transfer — obligations to employees are among the first and most strictly regulated items…
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When a foreign investor exits Vietnam — reducing capital, terminating a project, liquidating an investment — transferring investment capital abroad must strictly comply with foreign exchange regulations. Unlike…
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When a foreign investor sells its contributed capital or shares to another foreign investor — for example, a Singapore fund exiting a Vietnamese company to a Korean buyer…
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Tax inspections at FDI enterprises: procedures and enterprise rights Illustration: Inspecting tax records with a magnifying glass Tax inspections and examinations are the tax authority’s key risk-management tool…
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