Data protection law in India and Vietnam: A discussion with Charmian Aw

The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half the world's population — at 60% — with approximately 4.75 billion people. In recent years, India and Vietnam, to name just two, have enacted comprehensive data protection laws. Hogan Lovells Partner Charmian Aw, AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, has long practiced in the region, specializing in Asia-Pacific data protection, privacy, AI governance, and cybersecurity law and offers developments of the region in the IAPP Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest. She also joined the IAPP Publications Advisory Board this year.

While attending the IAPP U.K. Intensive 2026 in London, IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy sat down with Aw to discuss the latest on India and Vietnam's laws as well as other developments in the region. Here's what she had to say.