"Smoking in public places -- including schools, hospitals, office buildings and on public transport -- was banned once already in 2010 by a government decree, which also raised tax on tobacco and restricted the sale of cigarettes. But that order was widely ignored, with smoking in public places widespread and cigarettes available at small kiosks on nearly every street in the capital Hanoi."
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/vietnam-law-bans-smoking-in-public
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/vietnam-law-bans-smoking-in-public