Brand new incentives planned for science-technology efforts

Brand new incentives planned for science-technology efforts

With sci-tech and innovation requiring changes in policies to develop in the digital era, new special incentives and legal improvements are being worked on and expected to take effect this year.
Legal system development can help innovative startups

Legal system development can help innovative startups

The innovation ecosystem in Vietnam has experienced strong developments in recent years thanks to special attention from Party and state leaders. The country’s investment sources for innovative startups have continued to increase.
Lack of legal clarity causes difficulties in real estate

Lack of legal clarity causes difficulties in real estate

Legal issues and a lack of transparency continue to cause problems for real estate trading centres.
Real estate market to reheat gradually in 2023, say experts

Real estate market to reheat gradually in 2023, say experts

By the end of Q3 2023, the real estate market will be thriving due to overcoming problematic legal hurdles and credit policies, say experts.
Wheels in motion to resolve impediments in real estate

Wheels in motion to resolve impediments in real estate

After a period of sluggishness over the last couple of years, the real estate market has not yet rebounded as anticipated and has even shown symptoms of a standstill due to legal concerns.
Unpredictability stemming from housing market

Unpredictability stemming from housing market

Even if the threat of recession seems to be on the wane in Vietnam, the real estate sector may encounter more battles in 2023, necessitating the elimination of legal and capital barriers, including real estate corporate bonds.
Strengthening Vietnam's wood industry

Strengthening Vietnam's wood industry

Vietnam is working to establish a legal supply chain to become a global leader in the processing and export of wood.
Vaibhav Saxena: Legal improvements increase investment attraction

Vaibhav Saxena: Legal improvements increase investment attraction

Looking at the bright future ahead, lawyer Vaibhav Saxena talked about his journey in the Southeast Asian country and future expectations.
Firms respond to legal fine-tuning

Firms respond to legal fine-tuning

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is gathering feedback from private stakeholders on the draft law amending and supplementing the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises...
Let the foreign investor beware

Let the foreign investor beware

Vietnam’s young bourses are a work in progress, with rules and regulations subject to frequent fine-tuning.
Foreign disputes - the elephant in the room

Foreign disputes - the elephant in the room 1

International investment and trade disputes are set to increasingly become commonplace for investors in Vietnam as the nation becomes integrated into the global economy.
The competitive edge

The competitive edge

Vu Ba Phu, deputy director general of Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, discusses the practicalities of M&A activities in Vietnam.
A smart fight against IPR infringements

A smart fight against IPR infringements

Nguyen Tran Tuyen, an attorney at law firm Vision & Associates, takes a closer look at current obstacles in fighting against intellectual property right (IPR) infringements in Vietnam.
Fine tuning a well-oiled machine

Fine tuning a well-oiled machine

Vietnam achieved 14 per cent industrial production growth in 2010, nearly double the previous year’s growth rate. The country will accelerate its industrial production from this year to become an industrialised nation at the end of this decade. Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang tells VIR about the key tasks for Vietnam to address to reach this goal.
Implementing the PPP legal  framework

Implementing the PPP legal framework

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 9, 2010 approved the much anticipated legal framework for public-private partnerships (PPP) in Vietnam.
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