{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Tilleke &amp; Gibbins","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com","author_name":"Eric","author_url":"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/author\/eric\/","title":"A Closer Look at Vietnam\u2019s First-Ever Personal Data Protection Decree - Tilleke &amp; Gibbins","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TluEIHYtse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/insights\/a-closer-look-at-vietnams-first-ever-personal-data-protection-decree\">A Closer Look at Vietnam\u2019s First-Ever Personal Data Protection Decree<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/insights\/a-closer-look-at-vietnams-first-ever-personal-data-protection-decree\/embed\/#?secret=TluEIHYtse\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Closer Look at Vietnam\u2019s First-Ever Personal Data Protection Decree&#8221; &#8212; Tilleke &amp; Gibbins\" data-secret=\"TluEIHYtse\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"After a protracted period of deliberation, the Vietnamese government ultimately passed the country\u2019s \u201chistoric,\u201d first-ever Personal Data Protection Decree (\u201cPDPD\u201d) on April 17, 2023, as Decree No. 13\/2023\/ND-CP. The PDPD is a landmark legal instrument that integrates all of Vietnam&#8217;s disparate data protection legislation, with the potential to bring them closer to the EU&#8217;s General Data Protection Regulation (&#8220;GDPR&#8221;) requirements. (The PDPD, however, will not replace these existing regulations but will concurrently exist with them.) Scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2023, with basically no grace period (save in limited cases), the PDPD will apply to both domestic and foreign individuals\/entities that directly engage in or relate to personal data processing activities in Vietnam. As the PDPD continues to be a magnet for public attention, we take a closer look at its key provisions and some initial implications for businesses below. 1. Definition and Classification of Personal Data The"}