Ambiguous rules dent foreign arbitration process

Ambiguous rules dent foreign arbitration process

In foreign arbitration cases in Vietnam, the party that wins the arbitration may not always prevail due to a paradox within the recognition and enforcement process. Before a foreign arbitral award can be executed in Vietnam, it must undergo a procedure of recognition and enforcement at a Vietnamese court. Only upon recognition by the Vietnamese court can the award be enforced as a judgment or decision.