Vietnam Law on Artificial Intelligence No. 134/2025/QH15
Is this legally binding?
Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.
Vietnam's standalone AI statute, passed 10 December 2025 by the 15th National Assembly (10th Session) and in force 1 March 2026 - the first binding AI law in ASEAN. Establishes risk-based classification (high/medium/low), transparency duties, provider and deployer obligations, penalties and transition periods. Binding law, in force.
Instrument record
- Short name
- Vietnam AI Law
- Date
- 2025-12-10
- Version
- Not versioned
- Cluster
- asean
What this connects to
4 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.
Cited by1
- SectionRelationship to Digital Technology Industry LawBinding
Article 33 repeals AI provisions of the Digital Technology Industry Law 71/2025/QH15
Maps across to2
- External frameworkArticle 9: Risk management systemBindingGAGE analysis, not official
Risk management obligations for high-risk AI parallel the Article 9 risk management system
- InstrumentASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics (2024)GuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Regional contrast: Vietnam converts voluntary ASEAN-style principles into binding national law
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