A new legal wave on Data Governance and Protection in Viet Nam
The 2025-2026 Digital Era marks a major turning point in Vietnam’s digital legal ecosystem with the simultaneous enactment of central laws: the Law on Data 2024, the Law on Personal Data Protection 2025, the Law on Cybersecurity 2025, the Law on Artificial Intelligence 2025, and the Law on Digital Technology Industry 2025. Legislative thinking has officially shifted from creating a relaxed corridor to encourage development to tightening risk management and applying exceptionally strict penalties for data and technology issues. The article below summarizes the general legal framework for data in Vietnam based on the latest regulations.. 1. Law on Data 2024: The Law on Data 2024 officially stipulates the strategic mindset: Data is a resource, and the State has a policy to mobilize all resources to enrich data and develop data into an asset. This Law establishes a clear mechanism separating the roles between the Data Owner (propert...