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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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Fair marketing and advertising practices in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including fair marketing and advertising requirements enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, and which mandates fair marketing and advertising requirements for online advertising systems, enters into force. Article 19(4) …

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Consumer protection
Policy or regulatory element Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Economic activity online advertising provider, search service provider
in force

Design requirement in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including design requirement enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, and which mandates specific design requirements for online advertising systems, enters into force. Article 17 establishes a numb…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Design and testing standards
Policy or regulatory element Design requirement
Economic activity online advertising provider
in force

Cybersecurity regulation in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including cybersecurity regulation enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, and which requires advertising activities on network-connected advertising screens and online platforms to comply with cybersecu…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity online advertising provider
in force

Content moderation authority governance in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including content moderation authority governance enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, and which allocates and coordinates supervisory powers for online advertising moderation, enters into force. The Decree divides …

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation authority governance
Economic activity online advertising provider
in force

Business registration requirement in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including business registration requirement enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, enters into force, introducing a business registration requirement for organisations and enterprises providing online advertisin…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy or regulatory element Business registration requirement
Economic activity online advertising provider
in consultation

Decision promulgating List of High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Systems

Latest event Date: 2026-02-09 order consultation opened

Ministry of Science and Technology opened consultation on draft Decision promulgating the List of High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Systems

On 9 February 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology opened consultation on the draft Decision promulgating the List of High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Systems. The proposal establishes the principles and criteria for identifying high-risk a…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy or regulatory element Authorisation of goods or services
Economic activity ML and AI development
in consultation

Classification criteria for high and medium risk AI in Decree No. 2026/ND-CP implementing Law on Artificial Intelligence

Latest event Date: 2026-02-09 order consultation opened

Ministry of Science and Technology opened consultation on Decree No. 2026/ND-CP implementing Law on Artificial Intelligence including classification criteria for high and medium risk AI

On 9 February 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology opened a consultation on classification criteria for high and medium-risk AI in Decree No. 2026/ND-CP implementing the Law on Artificial Intelligence. The decree establishes the classificati…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy or regulatory element Authorisation of goods or services
Economic activity ML and AI development
adopted

Statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children

Latest event Date: 2026-02-04 declaration adoption

UNICEF issued statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children classifying deepfake abuse as child sexual abuse material and calling for criminalisation and prevention measures

On 4 February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children. The statement notes the rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised images, including deepfakes produced throug…

Implementer
UN members
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
under deliberation

Export licensing requirement in Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection

Latest event Date: 2026-02-02 law consultation closed

Ministry of Industry and Trade closed consultation on draft Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection including export licensing requirement

On 2 February 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade closed the public consultation, which had been open since 21 January 2026, on the draft Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection, including e…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area International trade
Policy or regulatory element Export licensing requirement
Economic activity cross-cutting
under deliberation

Fair marketing and advertising practices in draft Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection

Latest event Date: 2026-02-02 law consultation closed

Ministry of Industry and Trade closed consultation on draft Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection including fair marketing and advertising practices

On 2 February 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade closed the public consultation, which had been open since 21 January 2026, on the draft Law amending Laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and consumer protection, including f…

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Consumer protection
Policy or regulatory element Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Economic activity cross-cutting
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