Vietnam is the 6th ASEAN Member States and among 43 countries around the world to have issued e-cigarette ban.

Under the Government’s Decree No. 371/2025/ND-CP, dated
December 31, 2025, E-cigarette smokers in Vietnam shall be subject to a fine
between VND3-5 million ($114 – 190).

The decree took effect on the same day.

Vietnam is the 6th ASEAN Member States and among 43
countries around the world to have issued e-cigarette ban.

Previously, in November 2024, the National Assembly adopted
the revised Investment Law banning investment and business activities related
to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco from 2026. The aforesaid moves aim to
protect public health, particularly among adolescents.

In 2023, 1,224 users of e-cigarettes were hospitalized due
to e-cigarette harms, the Government News quoted the Ministry of Health as
reporting.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said e-cigarettes are
the most common type of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and
electronic non-nicotine delivery systems (ENNDS). They heat a liquid to create
aerosols that are inhaled by the user. These so-called e-liquids do not contain
tobacco and may or may not contain nicotine. They also typically contain additives,
flavors and chemicals that can be harmful to people’s health.

At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes
globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than
adults in countries with data, reported the WHO last October, according to the
Government News.

VGP-Pham Long