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Vietnam: Government promulgates a list of websites that are banned from displaying cross border advertisements

From the middle of May 2022, offshore entities providing cross-border advertising services in Vietnam can check an official government list of websites that are prohibited from displaying advertisements before collaborating with website owners to provide advertisements in Vietnam. The list can be accessed here and is subject to further updates by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in the future. Under the current law on advertising of Vietnam, “cross-border advertising service provision in Vietnam” means the provision by foreign organizations and individuals of advertising services to users in Vietnam from websites and equipment systems located outside of Vietnam by which revenue in Vietnam is generated.  Foreign providers of cross-border advertising services must comply with the laws of Vietnam on...To read the full article, please see the PDF file

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今泉 勇

Isamu IMAIZUMI

  • Partner
  • Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City

Clients value Isamu’s unique insight into the challenges and uncertainties that they face in a dynamic, growing region. In addition to his experience in Vietnam, he has practiced in Tokyo and various other Asian locations, including a secondment to an Indian law firm. He is known for leveraging his international experience and cultural insights into the local legal and commercial practices to resolve complex, cross-border legal issues in a timely manner, working closely with local counsel. He advises on investments at all stages, from inception to post-closing operations, as well as dispute resolution.

グエン・トゥアン・アン

NGUYEN Tuan Anh

  • Counsel
  • Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City

Tuan Anh joined our firm in August 2015 after spending approximately seven years practicing law at local firms, which included one of the first-tier local law firms in Vietnam. Through his extensive expertise in compliance-related matters, e-commerce platforms and operation, and corporate crisis management, he provides his clients and Japanese attorneys with tailored legal services in those practice areas in Vietnam. His legal advice, solutions, and recommendations are always appreciated by his Japanese colleagues in our firm’s Vietnam practice group due to their reliability, practicality, and appropriateness. Apart from providing legal advice to clients, he also has lectured clients’ employees on anti-corruption and compliance matters, labor regulations, and personal data protection laws. Furthermore, he is often asked to assist the JCCI in Vietnam in providing comments on key drafts of laws and decrees (e.g., investment and enterprise laws, as well as guiding decrees related thereto) promulgated by the governmental bodies of Vietnam.