Businesses should start planning and get their houses in order for a new wave of onsite tax inspections. Rolf Winand, Partner of DFDL law firm writes these inspections should not be onerous if proper planning and preparation is done now.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam last week launched its eagerly awaited White Book 2013, a high-profile report highlighting issues of great concern for European companies in Vietnam. VIR’s Tuong Thuy spotlights some of the hottest issues.

There is a marked increase in M&A activity in Vietnam. This is a good sign that the economy may be recovering, as such transactions often offer a way to expand into new business lines.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) will this week unveil its White Book 2013, an annual report that identifies the year’s top business, trade and investment issues facing EuroCham’s members, as well as its recommendations to national policy-makers.  

Proposed amendments to the Labour Code have been the source of hot debate between firms and state administrators. Co-Chair of the Vietnam Business Forum’s Manufacturing & Distribution Working Group Fred Burke argues it will be one of the most important laws Vietnam adopts this decade and will have a major say on the nation’s future prosperity.

The Toyota Motor Vietnam engineer who went public with details of technical problems with the carmaker’s vehicles has been handed a three-month suspension.

How sellers can put themselves in the best possible position to extract maximum value from business disposals is outlined by KPMG Vietnam’s advisory services, transaction and restructuring director Carl Gordon.

“Unless both sides can reach an agreement on the issues, an investment certificate will be impossible”

Membership to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) raises a number of issues for Vietnam’s labour market. The way in which these issues are resolved will have a large impact on any firm doing business in Vietnam, as well as on the country’s performance in international markets. As a consultant on the WTO and labour issues, Maj Aslett-Rydbjerg of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), reflects on some of the challenges and opportunities facing Vietnam.