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From August 2024, the new Law on Real Estate Business in Vietnam caps any pre-contract deposit for off-plan homes at 5% of the selling price until you sign the Sale...

Vietnamese employment law is highly statutory and employee-protective. You must align contracts, policies, and terminations with the Labor Code 2019 and guiding decrees or risk reinstatement orders and back pay....

From 1 January 2025, Viet Kieu who hold a valid Vietnamese passport have land use rights in Vietnam on the same basis as domestic citizens, under the 2024 Land Law....

China in 2025 is more open to foreign business visitors and talent, but most travelers still need a visa or must qualify for specific visa-free or transit schemes. The 144-hour...

China is not an at-will jurisdiction: almost every unilateral dismissal must fit a narrow statutory ground, follow strict procedures, and be well documented. If a termination is ruled illegal, courts...

China follows an "equal but not necessarily 50-50" principle for dividing marital property, and courts now more often give an unequal share in short-term marriages or where one spouse contributed...

China now offers more reliable tools to chase assets, including a powerful Asset Reporting Order that forces judgment debtors to disclose their property or face fines, detention, or even criminal...

In China, enforceable non-compete agreements are mainly for senior management and key technical or confidential staff, not for ordinary or low-level workers. The Supreme People's Court Interpretation II introduces the...

China is a strict first-to-file jurisdiction for trademarks and patents, so foreign companies should file core marks and key technologies in China early, ideally before entering the market or starting...

China's media, technology and telecoms (MTT) sectors are highly regulated and fragmented across multiple authorities, mainly the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and...

From 1 July 2024, most Chinese companies must have all registered capital actually paid in within 5 years of establishment. The old open-ended "subscription" model is gone for new companies....

The CAC's 2025 FAQ softens outbound data rules for common B2C and HR scenarios, but it does not weaken controls on "important data" or large-scale datasets. Under the "contract performance"...

China offers strong but highly formal IP protection: most valuable rights (trademarks, patents, designs) must be registered with Chinese authorities to be enforceable. For AI-generated content, Chinese regulators treat labeling...

Panama's Labor Code is strongly pro-worker: if you dismiss staff without following the strict legal grounds and procedure, the dismissal will almost always be treated as "unjustified" and you will...

Private Client in Panama: Using Corporations and Private Interest Foundations (PPIF) For Wealth, Privacy, and Succession Panama Private Interest Foundations (PPIFs) are a hybrid between a trust and a company,...

ACODECO can handle many real estate consumer disputes (like defects, delays, deposits) up to a monetary limit set by regulation, usually in the low five figures in PAB/USD, through a...

Banking & Finance in Panama: How To Open Bank Accounts After the Panama Papers Since the Panama Papers and the adoption of OECD CRS and FATCA, Panamanian banks apply very...

Panama treats criminal and traffic offenses seriously, including DUI from relatively low breathalyzer ("guarómetro") readings; penalties escalate quickly and can include arrest, vehicle impoundment, and license suspension. In minor traffic...

Panama applies a strict territorial tax system: only income from Panamanian source is taxed, regardless of your citizenship or where you are paid. For most digital nomads who work in...

In Panama, the standard vehicle to do business or hold assets is the Sociedad Anónima (S.A.), created under Law 32 of 1927 and registered at the Public Registry of Panama....