Hi-Tech Zone Incentives: Vietnam vs Korea vs Taiwan
Scenario: a Vietnamese technology company wants to place an R&D centre and pilot plant — torn between a domestic hi-tech park and expanding into Korea/Taiwan. All three have…
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Environmental Permits for Factories: Vietnam vs Thailand vs Malaysia
Scenario: an investor building factories in all three countries asks: “Where is EIA slowest, where are environmental permits most troublesome?” The answer lies not in statute books but…
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BOI/MIDA-Style One-Stop Shops: Vietnam vs Thailand vs Malaysia
Scenario: an investor hears “one-stop service” advertised in all three countries and assumes they are the same. Reality: Thailand’s BOI is “one-stop + real tax incentives”, Malaysia’s MIDA…
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Fastest Incorporation in Asia? Vietnam vs Singapore vs Hong Kong
Scenario: a tech startup needs a legal entity within two weeks to sign with a partner. “Fastest incorporation” sounds simple — but two questions must be separated: how…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in Hong Kong vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese investor wants to acquire an operating trading company in Hong Kong as a gateway to international markets. Hong Kong is the lightest in the group…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in Taiwan vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese enterprise wants to acquire an operating electronics company in Taipei. Taiwan differs from the whole region: investment approval is fused with technology control — buying…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in Philippines vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese enterprise wants to acquire an operating food-processing company in Cebu. The Philippines opened up significantly with the amended Foreign Investments Act (RA 11647) — but…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in Malaysia vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese investor wants to acquire an operating manufacturer in Selangor. Malaysia has no general “FDI approval gate” as many assume — but it has two things…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in India vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese enterprise wants to acquire an operating pharmaceutical company in Hyderabad. India does not ask “what percentage may foreigners buy” in the abstract — it asks…
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Acquiring an Operating Company in Indonesia vs Vietnam: Approvals and Timeline
Scenario: a Vietnamese investor wants to buy 60% of an operating processing company in Java. Indonesia is the odd one out: merger control is post-closing notification — but…
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