FLAT Legal Journal
Chinese investors familiar with the Foreign Investment Law (FIL) at home will encounter a very different “rulebook” in Vietnam: the Investment Law 143/2025/QH15 (passed 11/12/2025, effective 1/3/2026, replacing…
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New foreign investors in Vietnam usually arrive with a full IP portfolio: brands, logos, software, product designs, technical know-how. The most common mistake: assuming foreign registrations are enough…
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Vietnamese goods are exported to China in growing volumes — but one common and costly mistake persists: assuming a Vietnamese trademark registration is enough. The law’s straight answer:…
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A foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) wishing to operate a travel business in Vietnam faces a dual set of requirements: investment law plus travel-business conditions — including one critical limitation…
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Foreign investors in Vietnam’s telecom sector face ownership caps of no more than 49% for network-based services and no more than 65% for non-network services (under Vietnam’s WTO/FTA…
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Operating a casino in Vietnam requires a minimum project investment of USD 02 billion with at least 50% disbursed before the certificate of eligibility is issued; prize electronic…
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A foreign institution meeting all three conditions in Article 77, Clause 2 of the Law on Securities may own up to 100% of the charter capital of a…
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Foreign investors may establish a wholly foreign-owned bank in Vietnam as a limited liability company, with statutory capital of VND 3,000 billion for a commercial bank. This is…
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Foreign investors may own up to 100% of the charter capital of an insurance or reinsurance enterprise in Vietnam (Article 68 of the Law on Insurance Business). Insurance…
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A foreign parent company transferring technology — technical know-how, production processes, software — to its Vietnamese subsidiary is routine for multinational groups. What many businesses overlook: this is…
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