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Vietnam: Competition authority governance in Law on Digital Transformation, 2025

Progress

Current status
rejected
11 Dec 2025 rejected
31 Oct 2025 under deliberation
15 Aug 2025 processing consultation
12 Aug 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Vietnam
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Dec 2025
rejected

National Assembly adopted Law on Digital Transformation without competition authority governance provisions

On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted the Law on Digital Transformation. The adopted Law does not include provisions from earlier drafts that assigned the national competition authority responsibility for monitoring, evaluati…

Source
Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
31 Oct 2025
under deliberation

Law on Digital Transformation 2025 including competition authority governance was introduced to National Assembly

On 31 October 2025, the Law on Digital Transformation was introduced to the National Assembly of Vietnam. The Law assigns the national competition authority responsibility for monitoring, evaluating, and handling violations by digital platforms hold…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Aug 2025
processing consultation

Ministry of Science and Technology closed consultation on Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025 including competition authority governance

On 15 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology closed the public consultation, which had been open since 12 August 2025, on the Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025. The Draft Law assigns the national competition authority responsibi…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body central government
12 Aug 2025
in consultation

Ministry of Science and Technology opened consultation on Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025 including competition authority governance

On 12 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology opened a public consultation until 15 August 2025 on the Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025. The Draft Law assigns the national competition authority responsibility for monitoring, eva…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body central government