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In December 2016, the government approved the principles for the establishment of the first three special administrative-economic units (SAEUs) in Vietnam, including Van Don (Quang Ninh), Bac Van Phong (Khanh Hoa) and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang). According to the final draft of the law on SAEUs which is scheduled to be voted upon by the National Assembly in June 2018, each SAEU will focus on different specialised industries:

Ashurst is set to launch a new office in Luxembourg, in October. Partner Isabelle Lentz, the head of the firm’s Luxembourg desk, founded in 2011, will be managing partner of the office.

Are common financing terms becoming the norm in the world’s main credit markets?

The US financial system is under threat, and experts believe that the structured finance space is likely to be the cause of the next financial crisis

China's central bank governor Yi Gang announced in April that China would implement six steps to open up the financial sector by the end of 2018. Since then, a number of measures have been taken to progress towards this goal including increased caps on the foreign ownership of securities brokerages, investment funds, futures firms and life companies. A move towards the final removal of caps can be expected within three years. Foreign funded banks can also be allowed to underwrite and sell government bonds in China. Other plans include increasing accessibility to China's equity markets such as through the London-Shanghai Stock Connect. Foreign players like Nomura, JP Morgan and UBS have begun to raise their shareholdings in China. JP Morgan has applied to set up a majority ownership securities firm while UBS has raised its shareholding proportion in UBS Securities from 24.99% to 51% and Nomura has announced a plan to set up a holding firm.

The UK is opening up the listing process. It may encounter difficulties along the way

Haeng-Gyu Lee, Jung Han Yoo and Seungmin Jasmine Jung from Jipyong LLC survey the twists and turns in the quest by Korea’s regulators for the optimal cryptocurrency regime.

The country’s regulations regarding short selling in advance of a public offering pose problems but also offer solutions for investors

Cryptocurrencies have become an internationally recognised form of payment and financing with greater capacity, better security and faster settlement than traditional financial structures.

On February 28 2018, the Ministry of Justice released the interim proposal concerning the revision of the Companies Act (in relation to corporate governance, and so on) (Interim Proposal) for public comment. Certain revisions proposed in this Interim Proposal will affect existing practices relating to shareholder meetings.