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Practical guides to Vietnamese company, employment and data protection law, written by LexData lawyers for investors, general counsel and HR teams.
A gap analysis of Decree 356/2025/ND-CP for foreign-invested companies in Vietnam: what survives from a Decree 13 programme, the new sensitive data list, request deadlines, cross-border transfer exemptions for group HR systems, the DPO duty, cloud contracts, biometric breaches and the small-enterprise relief.
How Vietnam's Personal Data Protection Law treats the global SaaS a foreign-invested subsidiary runs on: which systems are cross-border transfers, who signs what with the vendor and the parent, the single A05 dossier, and what an inspector can order.
An international sale of goods contract with a Vietnamese party: when the CISG governs, Vietnam's declaration on written form, how the Commercial Law fills the gaps, Incoterms 2020, the 8% penalty cap and a clause checklist.
A commercial agency contract in Vietnam under the Law on Commerce: agency versus distribution, exclusive and guaranteed-sale agency, key clauses, the 60-day notice and termination indemnity, licensing and tax for foreign principals.
A technology transfer contract in Vietnam under Law 07/2017/QH14 as amended by Law 115/2025/QH15 and Decree 101/2026/ND-CP: which deals must be registered, the 90-day deadline, restricted technology licences, the 14 mandatory clauses, royalty tax and technology as capital.
Change business lines in Vietnam under Decree 168/2025/ND-CP: the notice, VSIC 2025 codes, the main line, approvals, fines, and the extra IRC, market access and licence steps for foreign-invested companies.
Land use rights capital contribution in Vietnam under the 2024 Land Law: who may contribute, whether an FDI company may receive land, the notarised contract, 30-day registration and the tax cost.
How a service contract under the Vietnamese Civil Code differs from a labour contract, when a contractor is reclassified as an employee, the 10% withholding from VND 5 million and the clauses to include.
The direct investment capital account (DICA) in Vietnam, renamed the foreign investment capital account under Circular 38/2026/TT-NHNN: who must open one, how many accounts, permitted receipts and payments, changing banks, closing and common mistakes.
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