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VIETNAM M&A TAX UPHEAVAL – Asset Deals

#Issue 2 Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions landscape has undergone a fundamental shift with the enactment...

28 March, 2026
VIETNAM M&A TAX UPHEAVAL – Share Deals

#Issue 1 Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions landscape has undergone a fundamental shift with the enactment...

28 March, 2026
Vietnam’s Merger Control Overhaul

Proposed Amendments to the Economic Concentration Regime Introduction Vietnam’s Competition Law 2018 introduced an effects-based...

21 March, 2026
VIETNAM’S NEW INVESTMENT LAW 2025: WHAT INVESTORS NEED TO KNOW

The Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15 (“Investment Law 2025”) was passed by the National Assembly on...

13 March, 2026
FRESH RANGE OF OFFSHORE LOAN RULES – VIETNAM

Working on cross-border lending into Vietnam, parties are probably familiar with the pain, stacks of...

23 February, 2026
OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE FOR FIES IN VIETNAM’S GOLD TRADING BUSINESS

Vietnam’s gold market has long been characterized by a strict regulatory bifurcation between commercial distribution...

10 February, 2026
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT in VIETNAMESE LAW-GOVERNED SYNDICATED LOANS – LICENSING GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS

Vietnam’s regulatory framework for debt sale and purchase, codified primarily in Circular No. 09/2015/TT-NHNN (“Circular...

9 February, 2026
DEBT TRADING FOR FOREIGN BANK BRANCHES IN VIETNAM: A CONDITIONAL PLAYING FIELD

Under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, debt trading has evolved into a strictly regulated...

27 January, 2026
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT in VIETNAMESE LAW-GOVERNED SYNDICATED LOANS – LICENSING GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS

Vietnam’s regulatory framework for debt sale and purchase, codified primarily in Circular No. 09/2015/TT-NHNN (“Circular...

27 January, 2026