Competition Law

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Commercial aviation rights viewed from Competition Law

Once again, problems have arisen concerning the transfer and pick-up of passengers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC. 

NA discusses new airport, competition law

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday discussed a Government feasibility study on the acquisition of land for the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province.

Competition Law: has it fulfilled its purpose?

VietNamNet Bridge - The Competition Law was passed 13 years ago, but the number of times the law has been cited to fight against monopoly and collusion has been very modest. 

Real estate gains from stock market doubts

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thanh Vu, general director of a construction and building materials trading company that is listed in HCM City, recently decided to sell some of his stock holding in his company 

Will Viettel be listed as a Significant Market Power telco?

As the only telecom enterprise that holds the dominant market position, the military telco Viettel will be the only telecom service provider to have its service fee controlled by the watchdog agency.

Definition of State economic groups vague

The ambiguous definition of State economic groups has led to many problems since big State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were turned into economic groups, economic experts said at a recent conference in Hanoi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/12

Authorities mitigate impact of falling oil price to State budget; EU supports enforcing Competition Law; Tra fish exporters adapt to tougher markets; Vietsovpetro fulfils yearly plan; PM approves Licogi’s equitization plan

Legal Advice: What is the role of competition law in mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mergers & acquisitions implicate a variety of legal domains, among the most important of which is competition law.  

Dominant mobile network operators violate competition law once again?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The three mobile network operators dominating the telecom market, namely VinaPhone, MobiFone and Viettel, have unanimously planned to raise the international incoming call charges to UScent8.1.

Service providers come under scrutiny

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has ordered the ministries of Finance, and Industry and Trade to monitor telecom fees by three giant providers, in compliance with the Competition Law.

Government orders probe into 3G fee hike

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been asked to instruct the Competition Management Department to investigate the 3G fee hike by mobile service providers Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone starting from October 16.

Power trader accused of abusing monopoly position

VietNamNet Bridge – A private hydropower company in the north has filed a petition accusing Electric Power Trading Company (EPTC) of abusing its position as the only power buyer in the competitive power market.

Breach of competition law seen in drug market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Signs of violation of the Competition Law have emerged in the pharmaceutical market of Vietnam, said Nguyen Phuong Nam, deputy director general of the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.