Is Vietnam Law on Artificial Intelligence No. 134/2025/QH15 legally binding?

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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.

congbao.chinhphu.vnOfficial Gazette (Cong bao): Luat so 134/2025/QH15, ban hanh 10/12/2025, hieu luc 01/03/2026Show it on the map

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.

Issued by1

AgencyNational Assembly of VietnamBinding

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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