June 24, 2014 | 09:14
The amended investment and enterprises laws will soon be submitted to Vietnam’s National Assembly and will be adopted in November this year.
By By Mai Thuy
June 14, 2014 | 12:34
LNT & Partners was just honoured the title “Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year” by Asian Legal Business (ALB), a Thomson Reuters company, which recognises the excellence and achievements of Southeast Asia’s leading law firms and top dealmakers.
As investor interest in Vietnam continues to grow amidst the government’s liberalisation of the country’s market, it has become crucial that its commercial laws have their bundles of red tape slashed, including procedures concerning insolvency and bankruptcy.
By By Bui Ngoc Hong
June 03, 2014 | 11:00
Preferential shares which are a unique characteristic of a joint stock company, can provide greater flexibility for business owners, but current laws seem to complicate matters.
Since early 2013, the General Department of Taxation has been inspecting foreign invested enterprises operating in Vietnam, especially processing and manufacturing enterprises operating in industrial zones. After each inspection, a majority of enterprises were told they owed outstanding tax arrears. The amount of tax imposed on each enterprise has reached up to hundreds of billions of Vietnam dong.
March 17, 2014 | 15:04
In wake of the continued efforts by governments to bolster investment following the economic downturn, there has been a noticeable and stable rebound in FDI in Asia.
Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”) have become one of the most important instruments of economic policy in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Government recently published the new Draft Regulations on Public-Private Partnership Investment Form (the “Draft”), which was earmarked as an amendment to the current Decree No. 108/2009/ND-CP and Decision No. 71/2010/QD-TTg on PPP investment.
By By Logan Leung
March 03, 2014 | 13:00
As the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) gets set to hold its regional conferences in March to launch its new ICC Mediation Rules, it is now more pertinent than ever that Vietnam’s business community are aware that when it comes to resolving commercial disputes, there are far cheaper, quicker and more amicable options than simply going to court or arbitration, writes Logan Leung from LNT & Partners
By By Le Net
December 30, 2013 | 12:53
The National Assembly concluded a busy year which included the ratification of a revised Constitution, the Land Law and the Law on Public Procurement. It is expected the new laws will help develop a more liberal economy.
December 10, 2013 | 10:19
The National Assembly on November 26, 2013 adopted the Law on Tendering [refered to in VIR#1155 as the Law on Public Procurement], which is expected to encourage a more competitive environment for government bid packages. Le Net and Thai Huynh Ngoc Kim Ngan at LNT & Partners take some highlights.