Vietnam: Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025 including fair marketing and advertising practices was introduced to National Assembly

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Draft Law on Digital Transformation, 2025 including fair marketing and advertising practices was introduced to National Assembly

On 31 October 2025, the Law on Digital Transformation was introduced to the National Assembly of Vietnam. The Law on Digital Transformation applies to organisations and individuals directly involved in or related to digital transformation in Vietnam under Article 2. Provisions relevant to fair marketing and advertising practices are limited. Article 38(1) requires owners of digital systems and digital platforms to publicly and transparently disclose the code of conduct, terms and conditions of use, complaint handling mechanisms, and policies for protecting user rights. Article 41(5) provides that users have the right to choose whether to use or discontinue using digital products and services based on being provided with complete, clear, accurate, transparent, and timely information about terms and conditions of use, and not to be subjected to unreasonable conditions or discrimination. Article 43(4) requires digital content products containing content harmful to children to have warning signs.

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Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
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
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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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. Th…

2026-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the Law on Digital Transformation enters into force. The Law sets out rules regardi…