Stipulations on investment dispute resolution

Question: What are regulations for addressing investment disputes in Việt Nam?

Answer: under Article 12 of the Law on Investment, any dispute to which one disputing party is a foreign investor or an enterprise whose investment capital is owned by foreigners, or any dispute  between foreign investors shall be resolved by one of the following tribunals and organizations:

(a) A Vietnamese court;

(b) A Vietnamese arbitration body;

(c) A foreign arbitration body;

(d) An international arbitration body;

(e) An arbitration tribunal established in accordance with the agreement of the disputing parties.

Any dispute between a foreign investor and the State administrative body of Việt Nam relating to investment activities in the territory of Việt Nam shall be resolved by a Vietnamese court or an arbitration body.

The regulation is inapplicable to the cases in which representatives of competent State bodies of Việt Nam and foreign investors reached other agreement contained in the contract they signed or in an international treaty of which the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam is a member./.