Why Vietnam?

-A country that has opened its doors to foreign investment
-A nation that is aggressively pursuing membership to the World Trade Organization
-A government that has made a strong commitment to making the adjustments necessary to attact foreign investment
-A market of 81 million people, where over 50 percent of the population is literate, skilled and eager to work
-A competitor that is hurtling toward inevitable achievment and success, compelled by its desire to compete effectively in the Asia-Pacific region
-A trading partner whose potential the rest of the world increasingly recognizes
-An investment destination which is emerging as one of the world's best opportunities now to reap dividends in the future

There is a new Vietnam

Now is the time to invest inthis new Vietnam - one  of the most potential emerging markets in Asia

We wish to gratefully acknowledge the Japanese International Cooperation Agency - JICA for helpful comments and funding support/ In particular, we thank Mr Frederick Burke, Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie Ho Chi Minh city branch, and Mr Dang Xuan Hop, Attorney at law of Phillips FoxHa Noi branch, for generously providing their time in consulting legal aspects of this book as well as correcting its English text

Foreign Investment Agency
Ministry of Planning and Investment

Information contained in this book has been prepared based on the existing legislation as of October 2004 and is only intended as a general guide foe businessmen and investors. Where specific investment activities and/or any other related transactions are being contemplated, definitive provisions of proper laws and regulations should be sought.
 

A message from his Excellency, the Minister of planning and investment

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Why Invest in Vietnam

How to Invest in Vietnam

Foreign Direct Investment (pdf, 420 KB)
Who's Current in Vietnam (pdf, 568 KB) >> (pdf, 637 KB) Litigation and Arbitration
Setting Up Shop in Vietnam (pdf, 574 KB) >> (pdf, 524 KB) >> (pdf, 734 KB) >> (pdf, 700 KB)
Costs of Doing Business (pdf,600 KB)
Visiting and Living in Vietnam (pdf,600 KB)