The Vietnam National Assembly publishes 5th draft of the new Competition Law

On 15 September 2017, the 5th draft of the new Competition Law (the 5th Draft) was published on the National Assembly Office Portal for public review and comments. The 5th Draft is being reviewed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and is expected to be passed in May 2018. The 5th Draft, while retaining many notable clauses set forth in the 2nd draft published in April 2017 (the 2nd Draft) (see our client alert regarding the 2nd Draft here), also presents