Vietnam. Cybersecurity. Law

Cybersecurity Law 2018 (Vietnam)Law on Cybersecurity (Law No. 24/2018/QH14)

Repealed/superseded
Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Dates from general knowledge. [Link: official Vietnamese (vanban.chinhphu.vn)]

§1Summary

Synopsis

Introduced Vietnam's data localisation and local-office regime for foreign providers, implemented by Decree 53/2022.

Key themes
  • localisation
  • local office
  • content control
SaaS relevance

Historic basis for Decree 53 localisation duties.

§2Dates

Key dates
  • Adopted
  • In force
  • Ended
  • Superseded by Law 116/2025/QH15 from 2026-07-01; Decree 53/2022 localisation rules

§3Text and authority

Text
Authority
Ministry of Public Security – Department of Cybersecurity and High-tech Crime Prevention (A05)

§4Where it applies

Domestic law of
Vietnam

§5Sources and verification

Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Dates from general knowledge. [Link: official Vietnamese (vanban.chinhphu.vn)]