Law on Investment

Promoting synergies through EVFTA

January 29, 2021 | 00:00

The new Law on Investment, which took effect on January 1, aims to ease the doing of business in Vietnam and will have a positive impact on the attraction of foreign investment and improvement of Vietnam’s business environment.

Laws and guiding decrees bringing comfort to investors

January 20, 2021 | 11:42

As the new laws on investment, enterprises, and public-private partnership investment officially came into effect from early 2021, domestic and international investors are now pinning high hopes on guiding decrees to facilitate their new ventures.

Amended law alters funding landscape

July 05, 2020 | 08:00

The Vietnamese National Assembly has adopted the new Law on Investment, with new rules in favour of foreign investment, including from the US, which is expected to surge in Vietnam in the time to come.

HCM City’s housing industry faces difficulties

June 29, 2020 | 08:51

The property industry in Ho Chi Minh City, and in fact the country in general, faces several problems that need urgent solutions, especially with regard to legal provisions.

NA passes revised investment law

June 18, 2020 | 09:36

The National Assembly (NA) passed the Law on Investment (revised) in the afternoon of June 17, with 92.34 percent of deputies voting in favour.

Positive scope ahead in amended Law on Investment

June 05, 2020 | 09:00

Amongst the numerous revisions included in the draft amendments of the Law on Investment, the expansion of investment capital and the “negative list” approach towards market access are two features less-frequently mentioned but expected to create significant changes for investors. Nguyen Hung Quang, and Pham Thi Ha Van, lawyers at NHQuang&Associates, write about what this means for foreign investors in Vietnam.

Draft law ensures consistent practice

May 01, 2020 | 14:00

In order to continue improving Vietnam’s business environment, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is drafting two new laws, one of which will amend and supplement the current Law on Investment.

Further clarity to new investment laws

April 30, 2020 | 14:00

International investors are seeking for more positive changes in mergers and acquisitions transactions and market access conditions in the latest draft amendments to the Law on Investment to keep them moving forward with their future ventures.

Vietnam committed to opening door in service sector

December 18, 2019 | 11:21

Vietnam is committed to opening door for foreign investors, especially in the field of services, according to the roadmap in signed bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements.

Revising key laws to lead Vietnam into the new era

November 22, 2019 | 09:58

With ambitions to attract high-quality foreign investment over the next decade, the draft amendments to the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises feature notable changes and are expected to bring forward a more favourable investment climate when it

Amended regulation must adopt modern standards to strike home

November 22, 2019 | 09:31

In the context of rapid changes in business methods, the current Law on Investment needs changes in favour of investors. Nguyen Lan Phuong, partner at Baker McKenzie Vietnam writes about new legislative approaches to catch up to Industry 4.0.

Draft Law on Investment adds incentive sectors

November 18, 2019 | 16:15

Numerous sectors were added to receive incentives under the Draft Law on Investment to ensure it matches the new FDI strategy.

New amendments with high impacts

October 26, 2019 | 10:12

The Ministry of Planning and Investment last week published the latest draft laws on amendments to both the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises, which feature significant changes. Vaibhav Saxena, lawyer at Vietnam International Law Firm, delves into how the new amendments will make an impacts on investors.

Further alterations sought by investors after draft law talks

October 26, 2019 | 10:07

Despite a range of improvements, the latest draft amendments to the Law on Investment 2014 retains several concerns among both domestic and overseas investors, who are urging for further changes ahead. Bich Thuy reports.