Introduction India has announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties for a period of five years on certain hot-rolled steel products originating in or exported from Vietnam. On November 13 th , 2025, the Ministry of Finance of India confirmed that the measure aims to protect domestic steel producers from injury caused by unfairly priced imports. India Imposes 5 Years Anti-Dumping Duties on Hot-Rolled Steel From Vietnam The decision follows a detailed investigation conducted by India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which co…
Introduction Vietnam Intellectual Property Law amendments have long been expected. Why? For sometime, we have seen clients’ feedback on the delay of the procedures i.e. registration of IP rights , refusal to possible IP violations. Many times, we come across clients feeling hopeless seeking solutions to enforcement of violations of IP rights. Now, it seems Vietnam is moving into a critical reform period, and one of the most consequential developments is the upcoming Vietnam Intellectual Property Law amendments. This revision cycle is bro…
Three Things If your business is employing foreign workers in Vietnam, there are three important points we could draw from Decree 219/ /2025/ND-CP (Decree 219) dated August 7th, 2025 on employing foreign workers in Vietnam: One integrated procedure, clearer deadlines More flexible for short term work and priority sectors Higher expectations on who really counts as an expert Why This New Decree, and Why Now For years, investors and business groups have said the same thing about Vietnam’s work permit rule which are too many steps, too much pa…
Imagine the situation, your staff is confusing and the officers are also confusing. A licensing application get returned because the authorities have changed , or the wrong address have been submitted. These hiccups may sound small. But they can delay your project. Stall a transaction. Interrupt operations. And yet, behind the redirections and resets, something bigger is happening. Vietnam is redesigning the way it governs under Vietnam local government reform. With the launch of the Vietnam local government reform, the country is tr…
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