Category Archives: investors

7- INITIAL PROCEDURES TO INVEST IN VIETNAM

Vietnam’s Law on Investment procedures for foreign investors is strictly regulated and updated, in line with the actual business context of the market, reformed towards simplification, and developed to form new policies that attract foreign investors and create favorable conditions for foreign investors to invest in Vietnam. The basic procedures include: Approving investment guidelines and […]

How to Open a Restaurant in Vietnam: A Legal Guide for Foreign Investors

Vietnam – Where Cuisine Meets Investment Opportunity Vietnam has long been celebrated as a food lover’s paradise. Today, it is also becoming a dream destination for foreign investors in the food and beverage (F&B) sector. With rapid economic growth and a thriving tourism industry, the country’s F&B market is wide open for international entrepreneurs eager […]

INCENTIVES FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT

Policies Investors are entitled to carry out business investment activities under the provisions of the Law on investment and other relevant regulations; given the right to access and make use of loan capital, assistance funds, land, and other resources as prescribed by law. The ownership of assets, capital, income, another the lawful rights and interests […]

WHAT ARE THE NOTABLE LEGAL ISSUES WHEN FOREIGNERS LEASE HOUSES IN VIETNAM?

According to recent surveys, a growing number of foreigners are choosing Vietnam as a destination for retirement, travel, or long-term residence and business activities, which has led to a significant increase in the demand for foreigners to rent houses. As per our practice, we have encountered the numerous disputes and disagreements between landlords and foreign […]

FIVE TYPES OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM (2)

b) Multi-member limited liability company A multi-member limited liability company has legal status, whose members can be organizations or individuals. Capital contributors are responsible for the liabilities and other property obligations of the enterprise up to the amount of contributed capital to the enterprise. Among the types of enterprises permitted to operate in Vietnam, a […]

FIVE TYPES OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM

Type 1: Establishing economic organizations. This is a type of direct investment in which investors directly invest their capital and directly participate in management activities. This type of investment is relatively complicated, requiring stricter investment procedures than other types of investment. There are four common business forms: Single-member limited liability company. Multiple-member limited liability company. […]

WHO ARE FOREIGN INVESTORS?

“Foreign investor means an individual holding a foreign nationality or an organization established under foreign laws and carrying out business investment activities in Vietnam”. (Article 3 Law on Investment 2020) Thus, foreign investors can be foreign individuals or legal entities investing and doing business in the Vietnamese market. Foreign-invested economic organization means an economic organization […]

WHY IS VIETNAM AN INVESTMENT ATTRACTION?

1. Political stability Vietnam has made remarkable progress in all aspects over the years, increasingly asserting its important role in the region and in the world. Vietnam’s legal system is highly appreciated for an open business environment, transparent investment guidelines, and favorable profit-based incentives for businesses. In addition, Vietnam has actively participated in numerous free […]

1. BACKGROUND

Vietnam is one of the 11 Southeast Asian countries with an important geographical position in the region and a land bridge between the largest part of the Eurasian continent and Southeast Asia. This is a multi-ethnic country, rich in natural resources, possessing a golden population structure (the working age group accounts for over 68% of […]