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How to Manage Your IP in Vietnam
By John Choppin Jun. 16 – Vietnam has a comparatively strong IP legal framework. Several agreements have been signed, noticeably the Bern Convention on Copyright (2004) and other bilateral trade agreements. In this domain, the benchmark is truly the TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property right) providing international standards for IP in Vietnam. The TRIPS […]
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Vietnam Eases Business Concerns for South Korean Companies
Jun. 10 – Until recently, there hadn’t been a department to support small and medium-sized Korean enterprises with tax and customs related issues in Vietnam. Last week, however, the Ministry of Finance held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City to support Korean businesses relating to problems with taxes and customs procedures during their business […]
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Vietnam Attracts Japanese Investors as Bilateral Relations Improve
Jun. 7 – On his recent trip to Japan, Vietnam’s Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang commended Vietnam-Japan relations over the last 40 years while encouraging future high-level visits and the expansion of delegation exchanges because of the “Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year” coming in 2013. In his conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Sang added […]
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Vietnam’s M&A Market: An Overview
May 31 – Following two major laws concerning M&As in Vietnam which came into effect almost five years ago, namely the “Law on Investment” and the “Competition Law,” the number of M&A deals in Vietnam has surged from 38 in 2006 to 108 in 2007 according to Reuters, and from US$299 million to US$1.72 billion […]
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Vietnam Drawing In Italian Investors
By Christian Quill May 30 – More and more Italian investors are considering their investment options into Vietnam. According to the Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lorenzo Angeloni, the Italian government would like to boost Vietnamese-Italian joint ventures financially. This is especially the case in joint ventures in agriculture, breeding, fisheries, food-processing, craftsmanship, and energy. The […]
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Australia Raises Development Assistance for Vietnam Next Year
May 23 – The Australian government announced that it will raise the level of official development assistance (ODA) in 2011-2012 up to US$145.77 million – an increase of 82 percent over the 2010-2011 value. Allaster Cox, Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam, has said that the increase in ODA exhibits Australia’s ongoing long-term commitment to assist Vietnam […]
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Ho Chi Minh City Committed to Improving Investment Environment
May 18 – Nguyen Trung Tin, the Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, has pledged to create more favorable conditions for investors to develop their business in Vietnam’s biggest city. Speaking at a seminar held on April 26 in the city titled “Evaluation and Solutions to Improve HCMC’s Investment […]
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Vietnam’s New Era: Value-added Projects and Sustainable Development
Over the past few years Vietnam has been experiencing gradual changes that definitely influence its socio-economic development strategy and this is expected to influence its policies for foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in the near future.
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East Asian Companies Keen on Vietnam as a China Alternative
May 9 – More and more foreign investors, especially out of the textile and clothing industry, are looking to invest in Vietnam due to the increasing production costs in China. Two weeks ago, a joint venture between Pacific Vietnam Textile Ltd and Crystal Corporation was authorized by the Hai Duong provincial People’s Committee. The collaboration […]
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Vietnam’s MoIT Shortens Procedures for Certificate of Origin
On March 21, 2011, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a circular regulating the issuance of the certificate of origin (C/O) for goods being exported.