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The breach of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) at the H&M Service Center in Nuremberg, Germany is an important legal "case study" on the privacy of workers at enterprises. Perhaps this will be an issue that causes controversy and even frequent disputes in the near future in Vietnam, when the Law on Personal Data Protection 2025 will take effect from January 1, 2026.
Plastic surgery is a field that combines medicine and beauty services, requiring both medical safety and flexibility to serve the needs of services in the market. However, in the current practice of Vietnamese law, the management framework is being designed in a tight but unscientific direction, leading to some difficulties in business activities and potential risks of increasing activities outside the control of the law.
Internal Labor Regulations ("ILRs") are not only a set of rules governing the behavior of employees in enterprises, but also an important legal foundation to ensure order, discipline and fairness in labor relations. Through practical experience in drafting and registering ILRs, we will give some notes to help enterprises complete and register ILRs effectively, avoiding the situation of documents being returned or requesting repeated edits.
The protection of children's personal data has become a global concern amid the rapid development of the Internet and social platforms. In the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has special provisions aimed at protecting children online. Similarly, the U.S. applies the COPPA Child Privacy Protection Act.
In the context that Vietnam's insurance market has entered a period of strong volatility after more than two years of implementation of the Law on Insurance Business 2022, with many high-profile cases related to bancassurance, contract disputes, governance capacity and information transparency requirements, The revision of the legal framework is becoming an urgent need. In particular, as the economy enters a new growth cycle and Vietnam continues to expand its service market in line with international commitments, the insurance industry is forced to upgrade its operating mechanisms to meet expectations for efficiency, safety and compliance.
Information disclosure activities are the core foundation to ensure transparency and fairness of the securities market. For public companies, compliance with disclosure obligations is not only a mandatory legal requirement but also a measure of the quality of corporate governance. However, violations of time and information quality are still considered a common type of violation in the Vietnamese stock market.
The legal framework governing the operation of Data Centers (DC) in Vietnam is built on the basis of basic laws on technology and telecommunications. Initially, the general rules on information technology application and development activities were established in the Law on Information Technology 2006. This law provides general principles, including the right to apply information technology in commerce and regulations on specialized inspections. In parallel, the Telecommunications Law 2023 sets out a framework for the management of telecommunications networks and services, including encouraging infrastructure development.
The Head of the Representative Office of Foreign Traders in Vietnam ("RO"), also known as the Head of the Representative Office of Foreign Traders in Vietnam ("RO"), is a person who plays an important role in the operation of the RO in Vietnam. This is an employee working at the RO, but also a representative of the RO, operating under the authorization of the foreign trader and responsible to the foreign trader for its activities. With the above legal status and special role, the labor management of the RO also has certain peculiarities and notes, especially serious issues such as the dismissal of the RO Head. In fact, there have been many disputes arising after the head of the RO is dismissed, raising the question of whether the dismissal of the Head of the RO is simple?
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the pharmaceutical sector are a complex process that requires a significantly higher level of Legal Due Diligence (LDD) than in other sectors. This strictness stems from the nature of the transaction's target asset, which is primarily intangible. Besides, there is a close binding of this field with health management agencies with somewhat strict regulations. A comprehensive LDD is not just a legal requirement but a vital strategy for buyers, helping to assess risks and liabilities before making an investment in the target company.
According to Decree No. 268/2025/ND-CP, enterprises will be granted a Certificate when they fully meet the general conditions and specific conditions corresponding to the size of the enterprise, which are determined according to the regulations on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. The Decree also specifies the mechanism for encouraging, recognizing and supporting organizations and individuals to participate in the national innovation ecosystem.
Dispute resolution by commercial arbitration has long been considered an effective method, in line with international trade practices. The parties can actively select arbitrators with expertise, confidentiality of information and ensure the expediency of dispute resolution. However, despite reaching a favorable arbitral award, the winning party's journey is not over. Practice shows that the judgment enforcement stage is the most important and difficult "bottleneck", especially in Vietnam – where the competent authorities still have many inconsistent interpretations of the legal position and enforcement effect of arbitral awards.
Most enterprises in the industrial and processing sectors, from the production of paints, fertilizers, dyes to composites, are directly or indirectly using chemicals. The chemical industry, which has been quietly under this ostensibility, has actually been adjusted twice in 2007 and 2025. Especially with the Law on Chemicals 2025 (effective from January 1, 2026), there are many changes that businesses in the industry need to pay attention to.
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