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FOREIGN LABOUR IN VIETNAM (2): WORK PERMIT PROCEDURES

According to Vietnamese labour law, a foreign person who wants to work in Vietnam cannot apply for a work permit by themselves. In other words, if it is necessary to employ a foreign employee, the enterprise where the foreign employee works are obliged to apply for a work permit for their foreign employee at the […]
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FOREIGN LABOR IN VIETNAM (1): ENTITIES APPLY FOR WORK PERMIT

The foreign citizens who would like to work in Vietnam have to satisfy some of certain conditions specified in Article 151, Labour Law 2019 and Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP as the following: (i) A foreign employee means a person who has a foreign nationality; (ii) is at last 18 years of age and has full legal […]
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

Vietnam is a developing country, as of 2019 the per capita income of Vietnamese people is over 2700USD /person /year and is recognized by the World Bank organization as a country with many infrastructure and housing construction projects. In 2020, with the COVID 19 pandemic, projects and construction works are more or less affected. For […]
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Divorce Disputes in Vietnam

When entering into marriage, the parties often do not anticipate all the situations which don’t know whether to laugh or cry about the custody disputes, support obligations for the other party and disputes of common property, separately created after the date of marriage. In particular, whereas marriage relations with foreign elements become more and more […]
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DISPUTES RELATED TO DEPOSITS IN CONTRACTS

As a guarantee for contract performance, the parties often recognize the deposit obligations of the party entitled to receive goods or services in the contracts; for example, contracts for sale and purchase of goods, apartment purchase contracts, land use right transfer contracts, etc. Although Vietnamese laws have adjusted the deposit obligations. However, Vietnamese laws don’t […]
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CIVIL DISPUTES AND METHODS FOR THE DISPUTES RESOLUTIONS

Every individual carries out various civil transactions every day. In practice, these transactions occur diversely and develop extremely richly, especially in the current digital age, the disputes have also become complicated. For examples: land disputes; disputes arising in apartment purchase contracts; disputes over loan contracts; disputes over donation contracts; inheritance disputes; …. Normally, when a […]
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WHAT TO CONSIDER ABOUT INTERNAL WORKING REGULATIONS IN LABOUR CODE 2019?

The Labour Code 2019 (“BLLĐ 2019”) requires enterprises, in the process of establishment and operation, which should have internal working regulations and have it registered with competent authorities. In the context that the Labour Code 2019 has amended quite a lot of contents related to employers’ and employees’ rights and obligations, the review and re-registration […]
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SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPOSE ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON THAILAND SUGAR CANE: RISK OF DOUBLE REMEDIES?

Dr. Le Thi Anh Nguyet* On February 9, 2021, to prevent damages for Vietnam’s sugar products, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has imposed the temporary anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Thailand imported sugar cane products (“Decision 477”). 1On May 12, 2021, Ministry of Industry and Trade will also hold a consultation on the […]
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Labor Arbitration Should Businesses “Kinh Nhi Vien Chi”?

Since January 1, 2021, the Vietnam Labor Code (“Labor Code“) 2019 has enabled enterprises and employees to settle their individual labor disputes by labor arbitration (“Labor Arbitration” ). This is expected to be an impartial and coherent mechanism and at the same time, private enough to balance the legitimate rights and interests of the parties. However, the labor […]
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Strategic Cooperation For Developing Professional Legal Services In Can Tho And Mekong Delta Between CanTho Work And Lac Duy & Associates

On the morning of February 4, 2021, at the head office of Lac Duy & Associates, a strategic cooperation signing ceremony took place between CanThoWork Trading Services Co., Ltd. and Lac Duy & Associates. Attending the signing ceremony were Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Cung, CEO of CanThoWork and Ms. Lac Thi Tu Duy, Managing Partner […]
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Who Is The Maritime Attorney? What Are The Problems That They Solve?

Today, in the trend of openness and integration of the economy, the increasing demand for goods import and export has opened upopened many development prospects for Vietnam’s maritime industry. With the advantage of geographical location, a coastline of more than 3,260 km, and close to important international maritime routes, Viet Nam converges many favorable conditions […]
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