DataGuidance is delighted to announce the addition of South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam to its database, in response to the growing demand for compliance resources in this area and in light of the significant developments taking place in those countries.  

Collaborating with leading privacy lawyers - Kwang Bae Park at Lee & Ko and Kwang Hyun Ryoo at Bae, Kim & Lee in South Korea, Ken-Ying Tseng from Lee & Li in Taiwan, Dhiraphol Suwanprateep at Baker & McKenzie in Thailand, and Ngo Duy Minh at VB Law in Vietnam - DataGuidance has now indexed all legal and policy documents, and codes of practice to assist privacy professionals with their data and risk management practices.

DataGuidance will continue monitoring the rapidly evolving landscape in the Asia- Pacific, as well as how APEC member economies are endorsing the APEC Privacy Framework.

"As data protection issues become more and more important in Korea and worldwide, as a legal practitioner in the area of data protection, I hope to be a contribution to DataGuidance building the leading data protection and privacy compliance resource tool",
Kwang Bae Park, Partner at Lee & Ko, South Korea.

''The high level of professionalism at DataGuidance has given me a real pleasure to work with. Given the growing awareness about data privacy in Vietnam, VB LAW is proud to assist businesses with their privacy compliance and practices. With a view to improving the immature legislation on data privacy, Vietnamese legislators are about to enact a separate law on data accession that will serve as the first ever law on this sensitive subject matter and is expected to expand upon the existing scattered provisions. This is also seen as proof that the Government is completely aware of the growing importance of data protection in Vietnam and will certainly take positive approaches to deal therewith'',
Ngo Duy Minh, Partner at VB Law, Vietnam.

Find out more:

South Korea
Following the enactment of the Korean Data Protection Law on 11 March 2011, the comprehensive framework entered into force on 30 September 2011. DataGuidance compiled over 50 records covering various sectors - Financial Services, Marketing, Telecommunications, Outsourcing / Offshoring, and now features DataGuidance Notes written by Kwang Bae Park at Lee & Ko and Kwang Hyun Ryoo at Bae, Kim & Lee providing further analysis on how companies can comply with the requirements in South Korea.

Taiwan
While there is uncertainty as to when the amendments to the previous Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act will come into force, businesses are keeping a keen eye on how to comply with the provisions released by the amendments which will extend the Personal Data Protection Act to both the public and private sectors, as well as to individuals. In order to prepare businesses and avoid sanctions, DataGuidance invited Ken-Ying Tseng from Lee & Li to draft a DataGuidance Note providing an overview of the requirements of the new regime, and compiled over 40 records governing different sectors and aspects of data protection.

Thailand
With the Thai Personal Data Protection Bill still being discussed, data protection in Thailand is primarily governed by sectoral legislation in the financial sector and the public sector. DataGuidance has collated 27 records of regulations and official guidelines, and a DataGuidance Note by Dhiraphol Suwanprateep at Baker & McKenzie outlining what companies can do in preparation of the proposed Bill.

Vietnam
Vietnam currently has no specific privacy legislation, however the concept of privacy is contained in various sectoral laws. Most recently, the Consumer Protection Law of 17 November 2010, strengthened consumer rights on use, collection and transfer of consumer information. DataGuidance has compiled over 60 records governing different sectors and a DataGuidance Note written by Ngo Duy Minh at VB Law.

Sign up for a week long free trial today to see the newest additions to DataGuidance and make it your Privacy Awareness Week 2012 initiative by contacting Mark at mark.tripp@dataguidance.com or on +44 (0)20 7012 1398.