Just energy transition: a green pathway for sustainable development

Just energy transition: a green pathway for sustainable development

Vietnam is striving to realise the country’s strong commitment to decarbonisation through a just and sustainable energy transition.
How best to avoid taxing situations

How best to avoid taxing situations

Law firm DFDL Legal and Tax’s senior tax manager Phan Thi Lieu writes that it is essential that taxpayers know their rights and obligations regarding an expected escalation in tax audits.
Project’s bad fashion statement

Project’s bad fashion statement

The runaway foreign investors of Lifepro Vietnam’s Luxfashion textile and garment complex, leaving $150 million in debts behind, have underscored the ugly side of foreign-invested projects that go wrong.
Apple, Samsung lawyers spar in court over patents

Apple, Samsung lawyers spar in court over patents

Lawyers for Apple and Samsung debated the differences between copying and honest competition as opening arguments were held Tuesday in a huge patent trial involving the two tech giants.
Apple, Samsung set for blockbuster US patent trial

Apple, Samsung set for blockbuster US patent trial

Apple and Samsung are set to square off in a California court Monday in what is seen as the biggest patent US trial in recent memory.
Alleged Honda bike explosion case is firing up public opinion

Alleged Honda bike explosion case is firing up public opinion

Alleged cases of Honda-branded motorcycles igniting is firing up public opinion.
Groundshift in investment regulations in the mix

Groundshift in investment regulations in the mix

Apart from number of more specific and clearer provisions, the draft decree proposes various significant and debatable requirements which need to be further considered by the government
Foreign disputes - the elephant in the room

Foreign disputes - the elephant in the room 1

International investment and trade disputes are set to increasingly become commonplace for investors in Vietnam as the nation becomes integrated into the global economy.
The nine most-revealing iPhone 5 case leaks

The nine most-revealing iPhone 5 case leaks

Officially, we haven’t a clue what the iPhone 5 will look like. But out of all the fifth-generation iPhone “rumors” that have engulfed the technology world, few provide a better idea of the design of the device Apple will likely reveal within the next few weeks than the series of leaked “iPhone 5 cases” we’ve seen over the past few months.
IMF chief Lagarde faces France finance crime probe

IMF chief Lagarde faces France finance crime probe

A French court gave the green light Thursday for an embezzlement investigation targeting new International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, in a case her lawyer branded as politically motivated.
How to play the incentives game

How to play the incentives game

Following on from Intel’s chip-making investment, first rate global companies such as First Solar and Nokia are making strategic decisions to invest in Vietnam as a competitive manufacturing base for the future.
The competitive edge

The competitive edge

Vu Ba Phu, deputy director general of Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, discusses the practicalities of M&A activities in Vietnam.
New legislation to curb outstanding new year issues

New legislation to curb outstanding new year issues

In 2010, Vietnam’s economy witnessed a lot of bad news, including the Vinashin scandal, the over-inflation of the local currency, the super-inflation of consumer price index (CPI), the increase in gold and US dollar prices weakening the local currency, the gloomy securities markets and proposed bond issuances from large corporations.