As well as  the Law on Enterprise, the Law on Investment is also an important legal foundation for business activities, helping to orient the investment activities of both domestic and foreign investors (“Investors“). The lately amended and passed Investment Law ensures not only the consistency and unification in the implementation of investment incentives and supportive policies, but also the sustainable national economic growth, harmonizes social and environmental

PART I. GENERAL ASSESSMENT Law on Enterprise is one of the fundamental legal documents for business activities, regulates most matters related to enterprises. The lately amended and adopted Enterprise Law is an necessary step to expand the actual right of free trade of enterprises, to build the core principles for Vietnam to be more accessible

I. LAW ON TAX ADMINISTRATION 2019 Regulations on tax administration for e-commerce activities are stipulated for the first time Law on Tax Administration No. 38/2019/QH14 (“Law on Tax Administration 2019”) passed by the National Assembly on 13 June 2019, replacing Law on Tax Administration 2006 and Law on amending and supplementing several articles of the

At ninth session on 18 June 2020, the National Assembly passed the law on public-private partnership investment (“the PPP Law”), which takes effect as of 01 January 2021. This is the first time the state of Vietnam has promulgated a legal instrument specifically governing this form of investment.

On 17 July 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 18/2020/TT-BCT prescribing the development of solar power projects and model of the Power Purchase Agreement applicable to solar power projects (“Circular 18”), whereby providing further guidance on several regulations of Decision No. 13/2020/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on incentives for development of

I.   DECREE 10/2020/ND-CP A new legal framework for the service model of providing transport marketplace application Decree No. 10/2020/ND-CP (“Decree 10”) dated 17 January 2020 of the Government on auto transport business and conditions for auto transport business, takes effect as of 01 April 2020 and replaces Decree No. 86/2014/ND-CP (“Decree 86“). After more than

I. LAW ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 2019 Prohibition on consuming alcohol beverages before and while driving The frequent and abundant consumption of alcohol beverages in Vietnam is at an alarming rate, the harmful effects to the people’s health as well as the whole society caused by the consumption of

Following the latest legal updates on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Victory LLC would like to share several important contents of Circular 01/2020/TT-NHNN (“Circular 01”) dated 13 March 2020 of the State Bank of Vietnam (“SBV”) on debt rescheduling, exemption or reduction of interest and fees, retention of debt category to assist customers affected

Following the latest legal updates on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Victory LLC would like to share several important contents of the Official Letter No. 1307/TCT-CS dated 27 March 2020 (“Official Letter 1307”) of the General Department of Taxation providing updates of the Minister of Finance’s execution of Proposal to the Government on the

Following the latest legal updates on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Victory LLC would like to share the fundamental contents of Official Letter No. 1064/LDTBXH-QHLDTL dated 25th March 2020 (“Official Letter 1064”) of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, providing employers with guidance on payment of salary and implementation of benefits