intra group restructuring transactions and their potential tax implications in vietnam

Intra-group restructuring transactions and their potential tax implications in Vietnam

Representatives of Grant Thornton Vietnam, tax director Lac Boi Tho and tax assistant manager Dinh Thi Phuong Hien discuss the tax implications of intra-group restructuring.
loans in vietnam regulatory and tax related issues

Loans in Vietnam - Regulatory and tax-related issues

To boost the recovery and further growth, there is a high demand for business funding. Tran Thi Bao Trang, tax manager, and Lac Boi Tho, tax director, from Grant Thornton Vietnam have analysed the regulatory and tax-related issues for foreign loans in Vietnam.
clarifying rights of foreign individuals to own property in vietnam

Clarifying rights of foreign individuals to own property in Vietnam

Whether foreigners have the right to own their land and property in Vietnam and how they can get these rights are among the key concerns of many who wish to live and work in Vietnam long term. Valerie Teo, tax partner, and Nghiem Xuan Hong An, senior manager of Tax Services at Grant Thornton Vietnam, analyse the requirements.
coordinating to establish an efficient reopening

Coordinating to establish an efficient reopening

Vietnam is set to reopen for international tourists, thus providing positivity for a market revival. Kenneth Atkinson, founder and senior advisor at Grant Thornton Vietnam, advises on the pitfalls that could hinder these efforts.
30 years of accompanying the countrys key economic sectors part3

30 years of accompanying the country’s key economic sectors part3

Over the past three decades, Vietnam Investment Review has gained positive status in the country’s business press circle. With its particular focus on featuring hot issues related to economics, trade, and investment in Vietnam, as well as the country’s external policies, VIR has earned praise from international organisations, embassies, experts, and the business community as it provides them with insightful and useful information on the ups and downs of the country’s exciting economic development.
trends in data analytics and ai in marketing today

Trends in data analytics and AI in marketing today

VIR interviewed Claude Spiese, senior advisor for Digital Advisory at Grant Thornton Vietnam, and Tom O’Connor, founder and CEO of XperX AI, to discuss trends in data analytics and AI in marketing in today’s digital world.
making vaccine visa trial worthwhile for vietnam

Making vaccine visa trial worthwhile for Vietnam

Kenneth M. Atkinson, founder and senior adviser of Grant Thornton Vietnam cum vice chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van about the chances for Vietnam’s tourism industry when easing quarantine requirements and launching a pilot programme to welcome international tourists.
deal signed to promote farm produce sale via digital platforms

Deal signed to promote farm produce sale via digital platforms

The implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will be a boon to bilateral trade and investment between Vietnam and the United Kingdom moving forward. Kenneth Atkinson, executive chairman of Grant Thornton Vietnam, provides his insights into the wide-ranging deal.
every digital project needs quality assurance

Every digital project needs quality assurance

Every digital project, from the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or other business software to a suite of collaboration tools, requires project management to estimate, coordinate, and control the resources of time, budget, and manpower needed to implement successfully, and achieve the business targets of the new digital system on-time and on-budget.
celebrating lunar new year as a foreigner calling vietnam second home

Celebrating Lunar New Year as a foreigner calling Vietnam second home

The Lunar New Year Holiday is not only a special occasion for Vietnamese but also for many foreigners who consider the country their second home. Ken Atkinson, founder and senior board adviser at Grant Thornton Vietnam, shared with VIR about his feelings and thoughts for the traditional holiday as well as the outlook for the New Year.
potential in reach to become decades stand out performer

Potential in reach to become decade’s stand-out performer

Vietnam gained remarkable achievements in economic development in 2020, although this was a turbulent year for the entire world.
what the data says about business pandemic resiliency in vietnam

What the data says about business pandemic resiliency in Vietnam

We have been hearing a lot of expert opinions lately about businesses resiliency in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. But expert opinion can reflect subjective bias, or a hidden agenda rather than actual data, of which so far there has been little.
welcoming further fdi

Welcoming further FDI

Vietnam has demonstrated strong and stable growth in attracting foreign direct investment. Kenneth Atkinson, founder and senior board adviser at Grant Thornton Vietnam, explains how the country can push ahead even further.
winners set apart by sturdy survival plans

Winners set apart by sturdy survival plans

With the current resurgence of COVID-19 cases, companies need to prepare survival plans to navigate the choppy waters ahead. Ken Atkinson, founder and senior board advisor at Grant Thornton Vietnam, discussed the impact of the ongoing pandemic on the business community in Vietnam.
ramifications of new relaxed regulations on the economy

Ramifications of new relaxed regulations on the economy

Vietnam’s development over the decades has been largely achieved thanks to foreign direct investment and technology transfer from the western world, together with training and capacity building from developed countries supported by multilateral and bi-lateral agencies. This is not meant to ignore the hunger of Vietnamese people to learn and develop themselves and the investment in education by the government, private sector, and the population as a whole.