Comprehensive risk-based AI law classifying systems as high, medium or low risk, with conformity assessment and registration for high-risk systems, disclosure when users interact with AI, labelling of AI-generated audio/images/video that could mislead, incident reporting via a national AI portal, and prohibited practices. Foreign providers of high-risk systems need a local presence or representative.
Why it matters
Vietnam is one of the first Asian jurisdictions with an EU-style horizontal AI law; existing systems have 12–18 months from 1 Mar 2026 to comply.
What it requires
Penalties
Penalty amounts delegated to Government decrees; compensation liability for damage caused by high-risk AI.
Cite this record
Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15). National Assembly of Vietnam; Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/vn-law-on-artificial-intelligence-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).
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In forceEffective 1 May 2026