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

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

VIR has earned praise from international organisations, embassies, experts, and across the business community as it provides them with insightful and useful information on the ups and downs of the country’s exciting economic development.
Supporting policies in Vietnam’s social insurance

Supporting policies in Vietnam’s social insurance

Currently, many enterprises face difficulties due to having to suspend business, reduce labour, or change business structure entirely in order to ensure production and maintain operations, and the problem of social insurance is often one of the more painful issues for them.
PPP law builds on transparency and proper process

PPP law builds on transparency and proper process

Projects in the form of public-private partnerships (PPP) are implemented in the form of investment on the basis of contracts between state agencies and financiers to implement, manage, and operate infrastructure projects and provide public services.
ASL Law introduces Legal Handbook amid COVID-19 times

ASL Law introduces Legal Handbook amid COVID-19 times

Hanoi-based full-service law firm ASL Law has just introduced a Legal Handbook on Labour and Employment, providing a useful reference for businesses in COVID-19 times.
Directions for FIEs and employees in benefits disputes

Directions for FIEs and employees in benefits disputes

Fines for foreign-invested enterprises for failing to pay social insurance premiums have been specified in Decree No.28/2020/ND-CP released in March 2020 on providing penalties for admin violations in the fields of labor, social insurance, and overseas manpower supply under contract.
The keys to M&A attraction

The keys to M&A attraction

In recent years, Vietnam has been actively improving investment policies as well as enhancing the legal framework for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities. 
Building regulations to secure workers’ rights and interests

Building regulations to secure workers’ rights and interests

With the rapid development of digital platforms in the era of Industry 4.0, many companies have been established such as Grab, Now, and GHN Express, which create convenience for customers and jobs for millions of people in Vietnam. And there have already been plenty of people making money working on these digital platforms.
Managing partner of ASL Law Firm ranked top 100 lawyers in Vietnam

Managing partner of ASL Law Firm ranked top 100 lawyers in Vietnam

Pham Duy Khuong, representative from ASL LAW is in the list of Vietnam’s list of 100 top lawyers voted and announced by Asia Business Law Journal.
Destination for investors both at home and abroad

Destination for investors both at home and abroad

Investment and business policy improvements and participation in bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements have helped Vietnam become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors.
Ramifications of prosecution for counterfeit actions

Ramifications of prosecution for counterfeit actions

On January 18, the police of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province transferred the investigation conclusion and all case files to the People’s Procuracy of the same level to initiate prosecution of the legal entity of Saigon Vietnam Beer Group JSC, and Le Dinh Trung, CEO of the company, for infringement of industrial property rights.
Domestic lawyers taking over market

Domestic lawyers taking over market

Vietnam’s lawyer arena is seeing new changes in the order of players, with legal consulting demands projected to increase further on the back of growing global integration from various free trade agreements – but international practitioners still continue to struggle to get to grips with the legal culture.
Bilateral potential clear to see for Vietnam and UK

Bilateral potential clear to see for Vietnam and UK

As the United Kingdom began a transition period on its way to leaving the EU in January, meaning the free trade deal between Vietnam and EU members is only valid for the UK until the end of the year..
Pitfalls in rising investment channels

Pitfalls in rising investment channels

E-commerce is flourishing while newer investment channels are blooming and becoming more attractive to investors. However, Pham Duy Khuong, managing director of ASL Law, warns them of the risks and consequences of such emerging channels of funding.
The challenges ahead in attracting high-quality FDI

The challenges ahead in attracting high-quality FDI

The world has been heavily affected during the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of the year, which has caused a serious decline in economies globally.
Good wishes and birthday salutations

Good wishes and birthday salutations

Dominant business leaders, representatives of think tanks, and foreign business organisations, including some of VIR’s most loyal media partners, are celebrating the 29th birthday of our newspaper with us..
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