Can I choose to use foreign language in an arbitral proceedings in Vietnam ?

Can I choose to use foreign language in an arbitral proceedings involving an FDI company in Vietnam ?  

DMS Law office in Danang, Vietnam advises about commercial arbitration, arbitration agreement in Vietnam ?

Commercial arbitration means a form of dispute settlement agreed by the parties and to be conducted according to this Law.

Arbitration agreement means an agreement between the parties to settle by arbitration a dispute which may arise or has arisen (Clauses 1 and 2 Article 3 Law on Commercial Arbitration No.54/2010/QH12 dated 17 June 2010).

For disputes involving no foreign element, the language to be used in arbitral proceedings is Vietnamese, except disputes to which at least one party is a foreign-invested enterprise. When a disputing party cannot use Vietnamese, it may use an interpreter.

For disputes involving foreign elements or disputes to which at least one party is a foreign-invested enterprise, the parties shall reach agreement on the language to be used in arbitral proceedings. If they have no such agreement, the arbitration council shall decide on the language to be used in arbitral proceedings (Article 10 Law on Commercial Arbitration No.54/2010/QH12 dated 17 June 2010)./.

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