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Draft Law on Data (fifth version): A new chapter for Vietnam’s legal landscape on data

– What should businesses do to prepare for its implementation? –

Data plays a critical role in today’s businesses and is often viewed as “the new oil”, or as a commodity even more valuable than that. However, Vietnam’s data protection landscape is a patchwork of regulations. While the country has a decree for personal data protection and is currently developing laws on the same, non-personal data has been governed by a variety of fragmented legislation. As Vietnam continues its rapid digital transformation, the necessity of a comprehensive legal framework to regulate not only personal data but other types of data has become increasingly urgent. Recently, the Vietnamese government has been actively working on a draft Law on Data (“Draft Data Law”), the promulgation of which will mark a major change in...To read the full article, please see the PDF file

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村田 知信

Since 2010, he has been continuously handling transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters related to IT technology and the IT industry, intellectual property matters including measures against counterfeit products, and data protection matters concerning personal data and trade secrets. He also has abundant knowledge on cybersecurity practices and is registered as a registered information security specialist (national qualification in Japan). After studying in the U.S. and the U.K., he moved to Vietnam and then Thailand. Since then, he has been involved in the above-mentioned matters not only in Japan but also in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries. While there are few Japanese lawyers in Southeast Asia who specialize in the above-mentioned matters, he supports international companies by utilizing both his abundant knowledge and practical experience in the above-mentioned matters and his local experience and network in Southeast Asia.

グエン・トゥアン・アン

NGUYEN Tuan Anh

  • Partner
  • Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City

Tuan Anh joined our firm in August 2015 after spending approximately seven years practicing law at local firms, which included one of the first-tier local law firms in Vietnam. With extensive expertise in data protection, M&A, labor law, compliance-related matters, e-commerce platforms, and corporate crisis management, he provides his clients and Japanese attorneys with tailored legal services in those practice areas in Vietnam. His legal advice, solutions, and recommendations are always appreciated by his Japanese colleagues in our firm’s Vietnam practice group due to their reliability, practicality, and appropriateness. He also has lectured clients’ employees on anti-corruption and compliance matters, labor regulations, and personal data protection laws. Furthermore, he is often asked to assist the JCCI in Vietnam in commenting on key drafts of laws and decrees (e.g., investment, enterprise, data, and personal data protection laws and guiding decrees) promulgated by the governmental bodies of Vietnam. He has collaborated with the operator of one of the fastest-growing and most widely used technology platforms, based in Atlanta, Georgia, on certain writing projects and a webinar on data privacy regulations related to Vietnam.