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Vietnam: Adopted Data Law (No. 2025/QH15) including data localisation requirement

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Adopted Data Law (No. 2025/QH15) including data localisation requirement

On 30 November 2024, the Parliament adopted the Data Law (No. 2025/QH15), including data localisation requirements. This requirement mandates that certain categories of data, identified as core and important, must be stored within Vietnam to ensure …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-07-01
in consultation

On 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Public Security opened a consultation on the Data draft Law (No. 20…

2024-09-01
processing consultation

On 1 September 2024, the Ministry of Public Security closes its consultation on the Data draft Law …

2024-11-30
adopted

On 30 November 2024, the Parliament adopted the Data Law (No. 2025/QH15), including data localisati…

2025-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2025, the Data Law (No. 60/2024/QH15), including data localisation requirements, entered …