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Vietnam: Law on Digital Transformation including data protection regulation enters into force

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Law on Digital Transformation including data protection regulation enters into force

On 1 July 2026, the Law on Digital Transformation enters into force. The law prohibits organisations and individuals participating in digital transformation from unlawful collection, use, sharing, buying, selling, or exploitation of digital data. Ar…

Scope

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

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2025-08-12
in consultation

On 12 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology opened a public consultation until 15 Aug…

2025-08-15
processing consultation

On 15 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology closed the public consultation, which had…

2025-10-31
under deliberation

On 31 October 2025, the Law on Digital Transformation was introduced to the National Assembly of Vi…

2025-12-11
adopted

On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted the Law on Digital Transformation. Ar…

2026-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the Law on Digital Transformation enters into force. The law prohibits organisation…