The delegation comprised 25 lawyers from the firm’s Beijing headquarters and several regional offices across China. Prominent members included:

• Mr. Zhang Xiaojun – Member of the Management Committee of Zhong Yin’s Beijing headquarters (Head of Delegation);
• Mr. Ma Xiao – Member of the Supervisory Committee of Zhong Yin’s Beijing headquarters;
• Mr. Liu Guangbin – Founding Partner, Chairman of the Management Committee of Zhong Yin Chengdu;
• Mr. Wang Zehua – Founding Partner, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Zhong Yin Guangzhou.

Representing VTA at the meeting were:

• Mr. Nguyen Minh Duong – Vice President of VTA;
• Mr. Tian Jian – Director of Cooperation Development (in charge of China and relevant territories);
• Mr. Pham Hoang Vu – Co-Chair of NextGen VTA, Lawyer at Indochine Counsel.

In his welcome remarks, Mr. Nguyen Minh Duong expressed his pleasure at receiving the Zhong Yin delegation – a law firm with an impressive scale of 41 branches and a team of over 4,000 lawyers and staff across its headquarters and branches, including more than 3,000 lawyers. He emphasized that the visit marked a significant milestone in VTA’s 2024–2026 international cooperation strategy, and provided an opportunity for Chinese lawyers to better understand Vietnam’s commercial arbitration framework – thereby encouraging the inclusion of Vietnamese arbitration centres in cross-border contracts and transactions between Chinese and Vietnamese enterprises and investors.

Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Mr. Zhang Xiaojun extended his sincere thanks to VTA for the warm welcome, and praised VTA as a dynamic arbitration centre with a growing network of cooperative relations in China. He also expressed the firm’s interest in developing further collaborative projects with VTA in the near future – particularly in becoming an official supporting partner of NextGen VTA, a community of young legal professionals and arbitrators under 35 initiated by VTA.

On behalf of NextGen VTA, Mr. Pham Hoang Vu presented the community’s development direction and upcoming initiatives, and expressed appreciation for Zhong Yin’s attention and commitment to supporting the next generation of legal and arbitration professionals.

As part of the working session, Mr. Tian Jian delivered a detailed presentation, providing the delegation with:

• An overview of Vietnam’s legal framework on commercial arbitration;
• Insights into the local investment environment;
• Regulations concerning the practice of law in Vietnam by Chinese lawyers;
• Legal considerations for Chinese arbitration activities in Vietnam.

The session concluded with a lively Q&A and discussion, during which members of the delegation raised various questions and shared their perspectives.

This visit marks a significant step forward in fostering mutual understanding and strengthening ties between VTA and leading legal institutions in China, paving the way for further cooperation and knowledge exchange in the field of commercial arbitration.

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VTA’s Model Arbitration Clause: “Mọi tranh chấp phát sinh từ hoặc liên quan đến hợp đồng này sẽ được giải quyết bằng trọng tài tại Trung tâm Trọng tài Thương nhân Việt Nam (VTA) theo Quy tắc tố tụng trọng tài của Trung tâm này”. “Any dispute arising out of or in relation with this contract shall be resolved by arbitration at the Vietnam Traders Arbitration Centre (VTA) in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration”.

The Vietnam Trade Arbitration Center (VTA) is responsible for organizing and coordinating the resolution of business disputes through institutional arbitration, with jurisdiction over disputes including: (i) disputes arising from commercial activities between parties; (ii) disputes involving at least one party engaged in commercial activities; and (iii) disputes as prescribed by law to be resolved by arbitration.