BritCham Vietnam E-Newsletter June 2022

NEWSLETTER

Conference UK Market: Unlocking great potentials by leveraging advantages of the UKVFTA

We cordially invite you to register for the Conference: “UK Market: Unlocking great potentials by leveraging advantages of the UKVFTA”.

The event is co-organised by BritCham Vietnam, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam and the British Embassy in Hanoi. The leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, UK Government officials and representatives of Vietnamese and UK businesses will attend the event.

The conference aims to further promote the trade relationship with the United Kingdom, and support Viet Nam enterprises to join the supply chain of UK enterprises, taking advantage of the opportunities brought by the UKVFTA.

Time: 08:00 am - 12:30 pm, 23rd June 2022

Location: Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue Blvd, District 1, HCMC

Registration: https://britchamvn.glueup.com/event/uk-market-unlocking-great-potentials-by-leveraging-advantages-of-ukvfta-58253/

Legal Update - 2022

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade released the Draft Law on the protection of consumers’ rights (Draft Law) for public comments.

For the past few years, Vietnam has been a member of various international treaties, such as CPTPP, EVFTA, UKVFTA, etc., many of which regulate the members’ commitment to policies to protect consumers’ rights and benefits. Therefore, it is essential to replace the current Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights with a more updated one to be in line with the common interest of the international treaties.

In this legal update, we will set out specific noteworthy points of the Draft Law.

Chairman’s Insights June 2022

Improving Institutions and the Business Environment

Whilst much has been spoken in the past on the need to improve institutions and the business environment, in order to attract and retain foreign direct investment, progress has been slow. However, it would seem that the Government is now paying more attention to this in the light of a recent report, which highlighted “the number of projects with advanced and modern technology and European technology only accounted for approx. 5%…”

Chestertons opens in Vietnam

Chestertons – the 200 year old global real estate agency and advisory company – has opened its latest office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Officially launched in May 2022 and headed up by Tam Nguyen (Principal) and Tony Picon (Executive Director), the new team comprises of Real Estate professionals with years of proven expertise in their respective fields, specializing in commercial and industrial property, as well as residential, retail, leisure, and new mixed-use developments.

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