Raymond Yu and Chun-Hung Yeh Join Seminar on Legal Issues Facing Vietnamese in Taiwan; Louis Group to Compile a Legal Handbook for the Community
Key points
- The event: the “Seminar on Legal Issues Facing Vietnamese in Taiwan”, held on 17 September 2026 at the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and chaired by Deputy Representative Ngô Thị Thanh Mai.
- Who attended: Raymond Yu (Po-Chang Yu), Chief Attorney, founder and CEO of Louis Group, and Chun-Hung Yeh, Director of the Taipei office of Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law, at the invitation of Hoàng Minh Hiển, Vice President of the Hanoi Bar Association, and Ngô Trịnh Hà, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- What was discussed: the employment, residency, civil and criminal law problems that Vietnamese nationals most often face while working, living and doing business in Taiwan.
- The commitment: Attorney Yu will consult Vietnamese community leaders in Taiwan, the Hanoi Bar Association and the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, and compile and publish a “Handbook of Common Legal Questions for Vietnamese in Taiwan”.
On 17 September 2026, Raymond Yu , Chief Attorney, founder and CEO of Louis Group, and Chun-Hung Yeh , Director of the Taipei office of Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law, attended the “Seminar on Legal Issues Facing Vietnamese in Taiwan” at the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei. They were invited by Hoàng Minh Hiển, Vice President of the Hanoi Bar Association, and Ngô Trịnh Hà, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The seminar was chaired by the Office’s Deputy Representative, Ngô Thị Thanh Mai.
What the seminar covered: employment, residency, civil and criminal matters
The seminar brought together a delegation of lawyers from the Hanoi Bar Association, officials of Vietnam’s representative office in Taiwan, and leaders of the Vietnamese community and business circles in Taiwan. The discussion was practical and focused on the four areas where Vietnamese nationals in Taiwan most often run into legal problems:
- Employment: wages, overtime, leave, changing employers and termination of contracts
- Residency: resident certificates, dependent residency and permanent residency
- Civil matters: marriage and family, loans and consumer disputes
- Criminal matters: seeking help as a victim, and a person’s rights when under investigation
Community leaders and participants asked a great many questions, which reflects how strongly the Vietnamese community in Taiwan needs accessible information about Taiwanese law.
A commitment to compile a legal handbook for Vietnamese in Taiwan
Because time was limited, many questions could not be answered in full during the session. Attorney Yu therefore committed to consulting Vietnamese community leaders across Taiwan, the lawyers of the Hanoi Bar Association and the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei as soon as possible, and to compiling and publishing a “Handbook of Common Legal Questions for Vietnamese in Taiwan”.
Attorney Yu said he hopes that Vietnamese nationals who come to Taiwan to work, study, live or do business will be able to use the handbook to quickly understand the basic law, their own rights and where to seek help, so that legal information is no longer a barrier created by language and unfamiliar systems.
The next step in Taiwan–Vietnam legal cooperation
Louis Group has offices in Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and has long published legal guides in Vietnamese for Vietnamese workers and investors in Taiwan . This exchange with the Hanoi Bar Association and Vietnam’s representative office in Taiwan lays further groundwork for cooperation between legal professionals in Taiwan and Vietnam, and for legal services to the Vietnamese community in Taiwan.
The questions raised at the seminar are being published as a series of Q&A articles in Chinese, English and Vietnamese. The first is “ Withheld Passports, Excessive Broker Fees and Forced Repatriation in Taiwan 2026: Taiwanese Lawyers Answer Vietnamese Workers’ Questions ”.
Frequently asked questions
What will the Handbook of Common Legal Questions for Vietnamese in Taiwan cover?
The handbook will be built on the questions actually raised by the Vietnamese community at the seminar. It will cover four areas — employment, residency, civil matters and criminal matters — and explain the basic law, a person’s rights and the available channels for help. The detailed chapters will be settled after consulting Vietnamese community leaders in Taiwan, the Hanoi Bar Association and the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.
Where can Vietnamese nationals in Taiwan get legal help right now?
For employment problems, call the Ministry of Labor’s 1955 hotline, which offers service in Vietnamese and is free and available 24 hours a day. Those who qualify can apply to the Legal Aid Foundation for legal aid. Louis Group has also published several guides for workers in Taiwan, which can serve as a first reference.