Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) was established in 1993 by a Decision of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam through the merger of the Foreign Trade Arbitration Council (established in 1963) and the Maritime Arbitration Council (established in 1964). Pursuant to the Ordinance on Commercial Arbitration 2003, the Law on Commercial Arbitration 2010, and its current Charter, VIAC operates as an independent institution. Arbitral awards rendered by VIAC tribunals are final and binding, and are recognized and enforced in Vietnam as well as in over 170 countries and territories under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention 1958).

As a leading arbitration and mediation institution in Vietnam with international recognition, in recent years VIAC has handled thousands of domestic and international disputes across a wide range of sectors, including sale of goods, transportation, insurance, construction, finance, banking, investment, and others. The disputing parties come from most provinces in Vietnam and from key economic and trade partners worldwide. Over nearly three decades of development, VIAC has continuously grown, becoming a trusted institution and a reliable pillar of justice for both domestic and international business communities.

The Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA), established on April 4, 1955, is a socio-political and professional organization uniting legal professionals nationwide on a voluntary basis. It is a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, operating under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the management of the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The VLA unites and brings together legal professionals who have been or are currently engaged in legal work in various agencies, organizations, and institutions. Its mission is to contribute to national development and protection, uphold human rights, protect the people’s freedoms and democratic rights, advance legal science, and promote the rule of law in Vietnam toward the goals of a prosperous people, a strong nation, democracy, equity, and civilization. It also fosters and expands international cooperation and friendship with legal organizations worldwide and other institutions, based on the principles of respect for independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, for the shared goals of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.