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Vietnam’s New Privacy Law: Key Regulations and A Comparative Analysis of Existing Frameworks
Recognizing the critical importance of digital data and the sensitivity of privacy issues in the digital age, Vietnam has taken a proactive approach to development of legislative tools and establishment of a framework to facilitate domestic and international data flow, with the goal of driving economic growth while safeguarding human safety and security. About two years after the enactment of the country’s first comprehensive personal data protection regulations (Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP dated April 17, 2023 (“PDPD”)), on June 26, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted the long-awaited Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 91/2025/QH15 (“PDPL”)), which is a significant step toward strengthening data privacy in Vietnam, streamlining management policy and clarifying existing regulations. The landmark legislation is...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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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.
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