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VILAF is pleased to have contributed to the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides: Doing Business in 2026 – Vietnam, authoring both the Law and Practice and Trends and Developments chapters for Vietnam. The guide provides an in-depth overview of Vietnam’s legal and regulatory landscape, offering practical insights for foreign investors, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and businesses looking to enter or expand in one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic markets. The publication examines key aspects […]

Written by Partner Trung Vu and Associate Ha Anh Vu Vietnam’s capital markets have undergone significant transformation, driven by regulatory modernization and increasing investor interest. This comprehensive Q&A-style guide touches on legal and regulatory framework governing both equity and debt markets in Vietnam. It covers key topics such as public offerings, insider trading, shareholder rights, SPAC listings, ESG requirements, and the roles of regulatory bodies like the State Securities Commission (SSC) and the Ministry of […]

Commercial relationships and transactions nowadays are often structured in a sophisticated manner. In practice, a single commercial relationship or transaction may comprise of several interrelated agreements between all or some of the parties. When a dispute between the parties arises, one party may have multiple claims against others based on different interrelated contracts. It is reasonable to conjecture that the number of multi-contract arbitrations in Viet­nam, including at Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (“VIAC”), commonly regarded […]

Senior Associate Minh Doan shared his thoughts on the implementation of the 2005 Ordinance on Foreign Exchange and risks of using foreign currencies in shares transactions if the parties are not knowledgeable of foreign exchange restrictions in Vietnam. Below is an excerpt of his article in the Vietnam Investment Review. Foreign exchange restriction is one of the measures used to stabilise the foreign currency market, helping enhance the convertibility of VND, especially in the context […]

Among the available PPP models in Vietnam, build-operate-transfer (BOT) is probably the most realistic considering the availability of an established legal framework for off-taking and state-sponsored contracts and precedent BOT projects. Sponsors would want the power project to be owned by the BOT company under a BOT contract with the relevant state authority and the LNG infrastructure to be owned by a separate joint venture company, with the cost of LNG infrastructure to be passed […]