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January 22, 2019
Following a recent announcement that Myanmar’s insurance market would soon open to foreign investment, on January 18, 2019, Myanmar’s Ministry of Planning and Finance issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to life insurers, and Expression of Interest (EOI) Invitation Letters to life and non-life insurers, seeking to do business in Myanmar.Life Insurers—Proposals for 100% Foreign Owned Company
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January 22, 2019
Thailand’s draft Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which was approved by the Council of State in December 2018, is now under consideration of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), which will appoint an extraordinary committee to consider the details. Once the committee approves the draft, the NLA will consider their opinion, issue a final approval, and present it to the monarch to be signed into law.
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January 18, 2019
Lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team in Hanoi have written the Vietnam chapter of Practical Law’s IP in Business Transactions Global Guide, a high-level comparative overview of intellectual property laws and regulations across 34 jurisdictions.IP in Business Transactions focuses on business-related aspects of intellectual property, such as the value of intellectual assets in M&A transactions, and the licensing of IP portfolios. The topics covered include the following:
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January 17, 2019
Since its World Trade Organization accession in 2007, Vietnam has been an attractive destination in ASEAN for foreign investment, with overseas companies eager to offer their goods and services to the growing Vietnamese market. In parallel, Vietnam has emerged as one of the top countries in the world for business process outsourcing (BPO), attracting foreign companies with affordable and skilled Vietnam-based labor to handle back office and IT functions.
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January 16, 2019
On November 30, 2018, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 162/2018/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in civil aviation (Decree 162). Decree 162 amends and supplements Decree No. 147/2013/ND-CP (the Old Decree), and took effect on January 15, 2019.Key changes in Decree 162 include the following:1. New Actions that Are Considered ViolationsWhile most of the Old Decree’s provisions are preserved, Decree 162 adds new conduct that is subject to fines. The added violations are summarized in the table below.
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January 14, 2019
When Vietnam began to open its market in the late 1980s, there were few cars on its roads. Over time, as the country’s economy entered a period of rapid growth, the number of cars grew accordingly. While that number has steadily risen, car ownership in Vietnam is still low by world standards, with only about 23 cars per 1,000 people. However, that rate is only expected to increase in the coming years as per capita income continues to rise.
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