When first introduced in 2021, the draft Personal Data Protection Decree was heralded as a Vietnamese counterpart to the GDPR and a new standard for data privacy in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s long-awaited draft Personal Data Protection Decree (PDPD) appears ready to come to life!
Vietnam has just come up with a new version of the draft Telecoms Law as initially assessed by the country’s “General Counsel” – the Ministry of Justice.
ChatGPT is the topic on almost everyone’s lips at this great juncture in Vietnam. The big question remains, nonetheless, as to the legal implications this technology carries, especially in Vietnam.
In early December 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Inspectorate hosted a conference to provide recommendations on “Solutions to enhance the efficiency of Industrial Property rights enforcement through administrative, civil, criminal, and border control measures”.
The blooming of the advertising industry has indeed triggered concerns related to misleading or otherwise unethical advertising practices. In an attempt to address this issue, Vietnam in 2021 issued Decree No. 70/2021/ND-CP (“Decree 70”), mainly regulating the cross-border provision of advertising services.
The Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is working on the latest version of the Draft Copyright Decree to submit to the Government for review very soon.
With traditional brick-and-mortar economic activities rapidly transformed by the Internet and advanced technologies, there is a respective growing demand for legislative amendments to adapt to current changes, and Vietnam is by no means an exception to this rule.
Earlier this week, the Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications published the full version of the draft Telecoms Law for a two-month public consultation.