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What are the new features of Circular 08/2023/TT-NHNN regarding foreign loans

The Circular 08/2023/TT-NHNN is scheduled to take effect on August 15, 2023 and brings about several notable changes from previous legal documents. In this article, we will highlight some new and notable aspects of the Circular 08/2023/TT-NHNN that enterprises should take note of.

Legal Guidelines: Corporate promotion and advertising compliance

This publication is made based on the process of providing services to our clients as well as on the practical experience of our lawyers in representing clients in the field of sales promotion and advertising. Through this publication, we hope to assist enterprises in facilitating the implementation of related procedures.

Dismissal of employees due to their behavior of threatening to cause extremely serious damage

there is currently no labor law document that provides detailed guidance on the behavior of threatening to cause extremely serious damage to the assets, interests of the enterprise, which has led many enterprises to abuse this regulation to arbitrarily dismiss employees. This not only affects the job stability of employees but also poses many risks to enterprises.

Important considerations for enterprises when advertising drugs

This article will provide drug enterprises with comprehensive legal provisions related to drug advertising to ensure that advertising is carried out in accordance with the laws.

The inconsistency of current regulations on alcohol sales promotions

One of the goods that enterprises are often interested in in the field of sales in promoting is alcohol. In fact, the sales promotion of alcohol or the use of alcohol in the sales promotion is also a common problem faced by many enterprises. These shortcomings are mainly due to the inconsistency in the provisions of the current laws. In this article, HM&P will analyze this inconsistency, thereby assisting enterprises as well as competent authorities to have a clear view of the sales promotion of special commodities, especially alcohol, in order to make appropriate adjustments.

Challenges for Vietnamese domestic enterprises after ENT requirements elimination

ENT, short for Economic Need Test, is an economic needs inspection activity in accordance with Vietnamese law, applicable to foreign-invested economic organizations ("foreign-invested enterprises") establish a second or more retail outlets in Vietnam.

The role of Lawyers in the enforcement of business and commercial judgments in Vietnam

In this article, we will share some views on the role of lawyers in the enforcement of business and commercial judgments, based on practical experience as a lawyer of the judgment creditor.

Why the State Bank of Vietnam wants to increase the “foreign room” for the bank receiving the compulsory transfer up to 49%?

The State Bank of Vietnam has proposed to increase the total shareholding of foreign investors in the banks subject to compulsory transfer to more than 30% but not exceed 49%, of the charter capital of banks receiving the compulsory transfer (excluding commercial banks in which the State holds more than 50% of the charter capital).

The initial public offering of shares: What companies need to know

Public offering of shares is a form of securities offering to the public specified by the Law on Securities 2019 in Clause 19 Article 4.

Important considerations for enterprises when advertising functional foods

Functional foods are special commodities and products under the management of the Ministry of Health, which means that advertising for this type of goods is subject to stricter regulation and supervision by the Government authorities. Currently, with the proliferation of functional foods advertising, consumers are finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish between “real” and “fake” claims in each advertisement. This situation may also have an impact on legitimate businesses. In our role as legal advisors, HM&P would like to provide essential considerations for enterprises involved in the trade of functional foods with essential considerations for their advertising activities.

Common cases of investment project termination and some important notes

Within the scope of this article, HM&P would like to mention common cases of termination of investment projects and some notes for investors.

Enterprises are still awaiting the abolition of the procedure for obtaining approval for the content of cosmetic advertisements

In this article, HM&P will highlight some of the shortcomings that enterprises have encountered in the implementation of this procedure, which serve as a basis for the abolition decision by the State Authorities, as well as provide updates on the timeline for the abolition of this procedure.