Effective 1 January 2026, Decree 356/2025/NĐ-CP (Decree 356) replaces Decree 13/2023/NĐ-CP (Decree 13), providing detailed implementation guidance for the Law on Personal Data Protection 2025 (PDPL).

Vietnam’s digital transformation has accelerated rapidly in recent years, and with it, the need for robust data protection has become more urgent than ever. On 26 June 2025, the National Assembly passed the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)—a landmark r

The draft decree on administrative penalties for violations in personal data protection, discussed by the Vietnamese Government on 2 May 2024, encompasses a broad spectrum within cybersecurity provisions and includes sanctions covering information securit

After a protracted period of deliberation, the Vietnamese government ultimately passed the Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on Personal Data Protection (Decree 13) on 17 April 2023. Decree 13 is a landmark legal instrument that integrates all of Vietnam’s dispara