Vietnam · Legislation

Vietnam AI Law

Vietnam’s standalone AI law creates risk classification, human-oversight, provider and deployer, synthetic-content and cross-border rules and gives existing systems a transition period.

Current status
In force
Published or updated
10 December 2025
Effective date
1 March 2026
Last verified
19 August 2026

Prepared by Longan Bay Area AI Legal Research Center based on official public materials.

01

Scope of application & addressees

  • Organisations and individuals developing, supplying, deploying or using AI systems in Vietnam
  • Overseas businesses supplying cross-border AI services to Vietnamese users
  • Operators of high-risk systems in healthcare, education, finance and other regulated fields

02

Core regulatory mandates & key requirements

01Governance measures scale with risk; high-risk systems require assessment, registration and continuing monitoring.

02Providers and deployers address transparency, human oversight, data governance, safety and incidents.

03Generated content is labelled under the rules, which also define prohibited AI activities.

03

Enforcement & compliance timeline

The National Assembly adopted the AI Law.

The Law entered into force.

The general transition period for many existing systems ends.

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