Useful Links

General information about the business, investment and legal environment can be sought out from the following available and accessible sites:
Legal Resources

Phap Dien

VietLaw

Lawsoft

The National Legal Database

Government Portal

Vietnam Law and Legal Forum

Vietnam Laws

Legal Documents

Professional Publications

Asia Pacific Legal 500

Global Chambers and Partners

International Financial Law Review (IFLR)

Asia Law

Matindale Hubble

Newspapers

Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) [English]

Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) [Vietnamese]

Vietnamese News [English]

Vietnam Economics Times [English]

Vietnam Economics Times [Vietnamese]

Securities Investment [Vietnamese]

Saigon Economics Times [English]

Saigon Economics Times [Vietnamese]

Investment Bridge [Vietnamese]

Professional Organizations

Hanoi Lawyers Association (HLA) 

Hanoi Bar Association (HBA)

HCMC Bar Association (HCMCBA)

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LawAsia)

International Association of Independent Law Firms (InterLaw)

Vietnam Industrial Property Association (VIPA)

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)

ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN-IPA)

Business Associations

Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)

HCMC Youth Business Association (YBA)

Singaporean Business Group (SBG)

Hongkong Business Association, Vietnam (HKBAV)

Australian Chamber of Commerce, Vietnam (AusCham)

American Chamber of Commerce, Vietnam (AmCham)

European Chamber of Commerce, Vietnam (EuroCham)

Government Agencies

Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI )

Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)

Ministry of Finance (MOF)

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

General Tax Office (GTO)

General Statistics Office (GSO)

National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP)

State Securities Commission (SSC)

Hanoi Authority for Planning and Investment (HAPI)

Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade (Hanoi DOIT)

HCMC Department of Planning and Investment (HCMC DPI)

HCMC Department of Industry and Trade  (HCMC DOIT)