Vietnam. Cybersecurity. Law
Cybersecurity Law 2025 (Vietnam)Law on Cybersecurity (Law No. 116/2025/QH15)
In force
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Adoption month from general knowledge; law number and effective date per DLA Piper. [Link: official Vietnamese (vanban.chinhphu.vn, adopted 2025-12-10)]
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Consolidated cybersecurity law that keeps data localisation and local presence requirements for certain foreign online service providers.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Localisation and local-office duty for foreign providers triggered by notice from authorities.
- SaaS relevance
Foreign SaaS serving Vietnam may be required to store data locally and open a branch if notified.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Yes
- Cross-border transfers
- Localisation for prescribed data
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Replaces 2018 Cybersecurity Law and 2015 Network Information Security Law; localisation decree update expected 2026
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text vanban.chinhphu.vn
- Authority
- Ministry of Public Security – Department of Cybersecurity and High-tech Crime Prevention (A05)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Vietnam
§6Sources and verification
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Adoption month from general knowledge; law number and effective date per DLA Piper. [Link: official Vietnamese (vanban.chinhphu.vn, adopted 2025-12-10)]