According to the
regulations of Vietnam on the organization and management of international
conferences and seminars, international conferences and seminars are defined as
foreign-involved meetings held directly in the territory of Vietnam or held
online with at least one end being in the territory of Vietnam, including the
conferences and seminars organized by Vietnamese agencies or organizations and
attended or sponsored by foreign parties and conferences and seminars organized
by foreign agencies or organizations licensed by a Vietnamese authority to
operate in the territory of Vietnam.
More importantly, the
international conferences and seminar is required to be prior approved by and
obtain a permit from the state managing authority. The application procedures
for a permit are red-tape, lengthy and complicated, especially for the conference
on matters related to politics, security, defense, nationalities, religion,
human rights, border and territory or matters of state secret.
Hence, the cooperation with a Vietnamese agency
or organization and/or a foreign agency or organization licensed to operate in
Vietnam is a necessity for the offshore entity.