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New resolution on the mechanism for settling international investment disputes: Which provisions may become bottlenecks in implementation?

In the context of deepening international economic integration, Vietnam has signed and participated in many investment promotion and protection agreements, new-generation free trade agreements and high commitments on foreign investor protection. By the end of 2025, Vietnam has been responding to more than 30 lawsuits initiated by foreign investors. Accordingly, on April 23, 2026, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 20/2026/QH16 on coordination mechanisms and specific policies to improve the effectiveness of international investment dispute prevention and settlement ("Resolution 20/2026"). However, despite the Resolution’s new and progressive provisions, several bottlenecks remain unresolved.

Disputes over goods processing contracts: What should the ordering party pay attention to?

In today's production and trade activities, especially in the textile, footwear, electronics, furniture or food industries, the outsourcing model has become an important part of the supply chain of enterprises. Instead of investing in the entire factory, labor and production line themselves, many businesses choose to assign part or all of the production stage to outsourcing partners to optimize costs and improve flexibility.

Problems in chemical labeling: Balancing compliance and protecting trade secrets

In the chemical industry, product formulations are often the core factor that creates a business's competitive advantage. For many products such as cosmetic chemicals, detergents, food additives or specialized industrial preparations, the commercial value lies not only in the brand but also in the mixing ratio, additive ingredients, technical processes or technological know-how invested and researched by enterprises for a long time.

Establishing a common legal framework for goods traceability: What are the enforcement barriers?

According to the report of the Market Surveillance Force, in 2025, the country will handle more than 23,000 cases of violations related to counterfeit goods and goods of unknown origin, with a total value of nearly 290 billion VND. In just the first three months of 2026, the number of violations continues to reach 9,574 cases . These figures show that the problem of counterfeit goods and goods of unknown origin is still a big challenge for management agencies, businesses and consumers.

Risks of disputes over land lease contracts in industrial parks

Vietnam continues to be considered an important destination for production investment capital flows, the demand for land lease in industrial parks and industrial clusters is increasing. For investors, especially foreign investors, obtaining the right to stably use an area of land in an industrial park is often a prerequisite for implementing projects, applying for investment registration certificates, building factories, organizing production and operating supply chains. However, practice shows that a land lease contract in an industrial park is not just a normal commercial transaction. This type of transaction is located at the intersection of civil law, land law, investment law, real estate business law and also foreign exchange, tax, and invoice law.

Isolation to force workers to quit their jobs: Unpredictable risks

One of the most common ways to "force quit" in labor practice today is not direct dismissal, but isolating, humiliating or mentally pressuring employees to leave their jobs on their own. Enterprises may not issue a decision to terminate labor contracts immediately, but use measures such as irregular transfers, non-assignment of jobs, separation from the collective, excessive supervision, or creation of a punitive working environment to prevent employees from continuing to work.

Is the personal data of the deceased protected?

Recently, social networks in Vietnam have recorded the widespread spread of information about the private life of a deceased student – from letters written to family, health status to personal circumstances before death . These contents, although shared for various purposes, from memorials to expressing emotions, quickly attracted great attention from the community. However, besides the sympathetic reactions, the case also raises a notable legal question: is the personal data of a deceased person protected?

Fixing business household tax: Don't ignore the "enforceability" factor

The household business sector is becoming the focus of policy adjustment in the process of improving the tax law system in Vietnam. This region has a large number of subjects, a wide distribution, making a significant contribution to the circulation of goods and services, but at the same time also poses many challenges in tax management. Recent changes, including the adjustment of the taxable revenue threshold to about 1 billion VND/year and the absence of the traditional flat tax mechanism, indicate a shift towards a more transparent management model, based on data and self-declaration obligations of taxpayers.

When the role of internal labor regulations is neglected by enterprises

In the management practice of some Vietnamese enterprises, internal labor regulations are often seen as a formal internal management tool. A regulation is issued for "sufficient documentation" rather than for substantive operation. However, when labor disputes arise, especially disputes over labor discipline in the form of dismissal, labor regulations become one of the factors that directly determine the outcome of the case.

Preventing data leaks from leaved employees: A forgotten vulnerability

Many personal data leaks in Vietnam originate from employees who used to work in businesses. When the "old" becomes a new risk, the question is no longer how businesses handle the consequences, but how early they should design prevention mechanisms to limit these risks.

What should be noted in the process of requesting compensation from the insurer when an insurance event occurs?

The Appellate Judgment No. 68/2019/KDTM-PT of the People's Court of Hanoi (the Ngoc Son ship case) shows a very valuable lesson for businesses buying property insurance and marine insurance: there are contracts, there are insurance events, even if the insurer does not deny the risks covered by insurance, but the enterprise may still not receive the full amount of money it expects if the claim dossier, the interpretation of the contract terms and the chain of evidence on the value of assets are not strictly prepared.

Who will be Vietnam's cyber security protection force?

The explosion of cyberspace in recent years has become a critical environment for state management, socio-economic development, national defense and security. However, along with the great benefits is the increasingly complex development of the cybersecurity situation. Acts of attack, illegal intrusion and data theft are on the rise, directly threatening national security and social order and safety.

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