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PHUOC & PARTNERS : LEGAL UPDATE NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2014
In this article, we analyze and discuss on a number of issues related to the ruling from the case of Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley and Sons whereby a publisher in the United States filed a petition against a Thai student because he asked his friends and family in Thailand to buy copies of foreign edition English language textbooks from Thai book shops and then resold it on eBay to students in the United States, the impact of the verdict on the book distribution market and which options for Vietnam.
In Part II, P&P would like to provide you with some remarkable regulations as follows:
1.Foreign strategic investors may hold up to 20% of the charter capital of a Vietnamese credit institution.
2.Some novelties guiding the Labour Code in connection with employment.
3.New amendment on the invoices for the sale of goods and services provision.
4.Some new guidelines for sublease of labour.
Apart from the above, as usual, Part III will provide you the selected list of new regulations issued in the month for your further reference.
To read the entire legal alert, please click the link below to download the full version of the newsletter - provided by PHUOC & PARTNERS.
Legal Update Newsletter - January 2014
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Hanoi - Branch
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Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 (4) 3974 8230
Fax: +84 (4) 3974 8234
Da Nang - Branch
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1 Nguyen Van Linh St., Hai Chau Dist.
Da Nang City, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 (511) 381 5253
Fax: +84 (511) 382 5254
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