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Vietnam's 2024 Law on Credit Institutions tightens credit concentration rules, pushing single-borrower limits below the old 15% of a bank's own capital and requiring more granular caps for groups of...

Federal estate and gift tax exemption is historically high (over $13 million per person in 2024) but is scheduled to drop by roughly half after December 31, 2025. The IRS...

Most foreign investors operate in Vietnam through a limited liability company (LLC) or joint stock company (JSC); both are governed primarily by the Law on Enterprises 2020 and the Law...

Vietnam is moving from a patchwork of ICT and cybersecurity rules to a full Law on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law) that will apply strictly from January 2026, on top...

Factories can normally only sell excess rooftop solar power to EVN if their systems and contracts fit the specific categories defined in the latest Prime Minister decision and MOIT circulars...

From July 2025, major e-commerce platforms in Vietnam (such as Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop) must withhold and declare taxes on behalf of sellers under Decree 117. For trading goods, the...

Vietnam's banking and finance sector is tightly regulated by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), with strict rules on foreign exchange, foreign loans, and security over assets. Foreign investors must...

Vietnam's Labor Code 2019 and the Social Insurance Laws (2014 and amended 2024, effective 1 July 2025) govern most employment and social security rights, with enforcement by MOLISA and Vietnam...

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....

AI systems and legal-tech tools are altering how companies function throughout the UAE. Yet, as innovation increases, so does the need for effective AI governance and compliance with local technology...