Vietnam’s laws on intellectual property (IP) have conformed to most IP-related commitments of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to an expert team in charge of reviewing domestic IP regulations.
As a continuation of the headline "Significant policies into effect on March 1, 2016”, THƯ VIỆN PHÁP LUẬT would like to present to you new policies that are going into effect March 2 – 10, 2016.
An international wine and spirits trade fair slated for next month in Singapore is seen as a good opportunity for Vietnam to attract new customers and investors to its fast-growing wine business.
The Ministry of Finance said a bad translation claiming that the tax-rate-to-profit ratio in Viet Nam was high, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of profit and undermining competitiveness, caused misunderstandings.
Representative Offices (ROs) are an effective tool for foreign investors hoping to analyze Vietnamese market trends and engage in limited cooperation with local companies. Compared to 100 percent Foreign Owned Enterprises (FOEs), however, ROs offer significantly limited functionality.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction strongly increased in January 2016 compared to a year ago, showing positive signs in terms of FDI inflows.
Vietnam is keen on developing its maritime economy. With the accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), Vietnam will be an international trading and transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was officially signed by 12 member countries on February 4 in Auckland, New Zealand. As a founding member, Vietnam has joined other TPP member countries in writing rules for global trade.
Around 80 per cent of surveyed local enterprises planned to expand their production and business in 2016 due to prospects of international integration.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sealed Decision No. 6 on the grant of personal income taxation for unfamiliar experts operative on foreign assist projects in Vietnam.
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