This Cross-Border Guide considers questions that commonly arise on joint venture deals and how they can be resolved in 26 jurisdictions While no two joint venture deals are the same we hope this is a useful guide to some of the main features of doing cross-border deals ...

Social insurance contributions from foreign employees working in Vietnam and their employers were required from 1 January 2018 but lack of guidance has meant a hold on the practice until now The Government has finally issued a long-awaited decree that implements the compulsory social insurance ...

Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investors both in terms of the number and the value of transactions, This Insight considers future implications of the growth in the M&A market. ...

Our global alliance partner Linklaters has compiled a guide for foreign investors who are looking to start a business in selected jurisdictions ...

The privatisation of State-owned companies SOEs known as equitisation in Vietnam continues to be high on the Vietnamese Governments agenda as it continues to move towards a more market-driven economy and seeks to raise much needed capital to address the State budget deficit However to date progress ...

Allens has been awarded the title of Vietnam Law Firm of the Year for 2015 by leading international legal directory Chambers Global. The award was announced at a ceremony in Hong Kong last night. T ...

Allens has advised Healthscope Limited, one of Australia's leading private healthcare operators, on the sale of its Asian pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to funds managed by ...

Various new foreign exchange regulations governing the use of all types of foreign currency accounts including investment accounts of Vietnamese enterprises and their investors have recently come into effect The changes will affect current and potential foreign investors as well as foreign-invested ...

The Vietnamese Government has issued a new decree that lays the foundations for the trading of derivatives and for the establishment of the first derivative market in Vietnam This development is expected to diversify securities products in Vietnam and help enhance liquidity on the Vietnam securities ...

A decree that aims to improve the corporate governance regime for public companies in Vietnam has been issued and comes into effect August 2017 Our team reports on the key changes ...