Validity of faxed or pdf-emailed documents
A faxed or a pdf-emailed documents could be considered as a written document and an original document under the Law on E-transactions 2005 subject to certain qualifications. This is because:
Which deviations from EIARs could trigger environmental authorities’ consent?
Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) is required for investment projects which may have material adverse effect on the environment. An EIAR must contain, among others, basic information of the relevant project; technology applied; construction items and activities which are likely to adversely affect the environment; assessment of the project’s impacts to the environment; and measures to mitigate the impacts and protect the environment. An EIAR may run over hundreds of pages.
E-SIGNATURES IN BANKING SECTOR FOR CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Most banks in Vietnam provide internet banking services to its customers via a web-based platform (the E-platform) which enables bank customers to create, authorise and dispatch instructions (E-Documents) to the bank electronically. Usually, an E-platform provides users with authentication tools including customer ID, user IDs, passwords and one-time password (the OTP) to get access to the E-platform.
Management of e-commerce mobile apps in Vietnam
In December 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Circular 59/2015 which take effect from 31 March 2016 to regulate e-commerce apps in Vietnam. Below are somesalient points of Circular 59/2015: