shake up for solar power investment

Shake-up for solar power investment

The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Vietnam has submitted a report that requests approval of the prime minister’s draft decision on selection of investors for grid-connected solar power projects in Vietnam. Baker McKenzie’s managing partner Frederick Burke and special counsel Nguyen Thanh Hai outline the main changes and proposed regulations for investors.
larger frame of mind for logistics

Larger frame of mind for logistics

Throughout more than three decades of economic reform, Vietnamese companies from many sectors have been venturing abroad and become role models. Yet, the logistics sector remains too focused on the domestic market. Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade, emphasised that local players should follow regional examples and take their business to international arena.
new principles for energy efficiency

New principles for energy efficiency

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued Circular No.25/2020/TT-BCT replacing a previous circular on efficient use of energy, and providing businesses with more straightforward procedures for registering and reporting on their energy efficiency plans. Baker McKenzie managing partner Frederick Burke and special counsel Nguyen Thanh Hai outline the key changes and how they affect enterprises.
law change offers construction clarity

Law change offers construction clarity

The National Assembly has passed amendments to the Law on Construction, which will take effect from January 2021. Frederick Burke, managing partner of Baker McKenzie and Nguyen Thanh Hai, special counsel outline the practical changes that address unclear points under the current legislation, and reflect on government efforts to clarify and simplify licensing procedures for construction operations.
ceo of ride hailing service be resigns

CEO of ride-hailing service Be resigns

Tran Thanh Hai, CEO of the ride-hailing service Be, has stepped down after two years at the head of the service, which he joined in the beginning days.
meeting the countrys power needs

Meeting the country’s power needs

Vietnam offers great potential for investment in solar power, mainly due to favourable natural conditions and high power consumption demand. Partner Dang Chi Lieu and senior associate Nguyen Thanh Hai of Baker McKenzie Vietnam outline the country’s policies to encourage the development of solar power projects.  
new chapter for the development of vietnams pharmaceutical market

New chapter for the development of Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market

Permitting foreign-invested enterprises to conduct direct imports, Vietnam’s pharmaceutical policies are now more in alignment with international treaties. Le Net and Ngo Thanh Hai, lawyers at LNT & Partners - the Vietnam Law Firm of 2019 according to ALB Thomson Reuters – explained how policy changes are opening up a new chapter in the local pharmaceutical market on the back of new free trade agreements.
promoting cross border bot partners

Promoting cross-border BOT partners

While build-operate-transfer transport projects are proving a moderate success, considerable controversies continue to revolve around them. Ngo Thanh Hai and Le Nguyen Quoc Sy, lawyers at LNT & Partners, give a deep analysis on how attractive the investment model to foreign investors is, and how Vietnam can learn experience from neighbouring countries in order to develop future successful projects.
location based fit proposed from july

Location-based FiT proposed from July

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has just released an updated draft on encouraging development of solar power projects in Vietnam. Significantly, the draft decision provides for a second feed-in-tariff at rates varying by location for application from July 1, 2019. Frederick Burke, managing partner of Baker McKenzie, and Nguyen Thanh Hai, associate of the firm’s Hanoi office, explain more.
hue imperial relic site offers free entry during tet

Hue imperial relic site offers free entry during Tet

Vietnamese visitors to the Hue Imperial Relic Site will be exempted from buying ticket during the first three days of the 2018 lunar year (February 16 to 18), said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai.
ho chi minh city welcomes british investment in infrastructure finance

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes British investment in infrastructure, finance

The Party leader of Ho Chi Minh City, Le Thanh Hai, has said the city welcomes British firms to invest in areas where both Vietnam and the UK have advantages, especially in infrastructure and finance.
hcmc leaders inspect key infrastructure projects

HCMC leaders inspect key infrastructure projects

Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai, People’s Committee Deputy Chairman Nguyen Huu Tin and relevant agencies on March 28 inspected the construction progress of Nguyen Hue Street upgrading and Tan Hoa-Lo Gom cleanup projects.
labour exports pick up speed

Labour exports pick up speed

According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Overseas Labour Management Department (OLMD), more than 70,000 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad from January to October, with Taiwan attracting 40,000.
unpaid social insurance fees skyrocket

Unpaid social insurance fees skyrocket

Unpaid social insurance fees have hit a record on the back of dark economic woes.
hcmc signs trade agreement with regional india

HCMC signs trade agreement with regional India

Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, currently on a high level visit to India, met with Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra State, for investment cooperation between the two countries.