Vietnam: Adopted Telecommunications Law (No. 24/2023/QH15) including data protection regulation

On 24 November 2023, the Telecommunications Law (No. 24/2023/QH15) was adopted. The legislation stipulates that data centre and cloud computing service providers are obliged to register and notify their services in accordance with the provisions outlined in Article 41. Furthermore, they are required to comply with the regulations pertaining to network information security, cybersecurity, and personal data protection. It is obligatory for them to guarantee connectivity for telecommunications businesses, to refrain from any unauthorised access to user data, to prevent any unauthorised access upon a state request, and to publicly disclose service quality.