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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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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.