{"slug":"vietnam-law-on-artificial-intelligence","title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)","short_title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence","jurisdiction":"vietnam","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"issuing_body":"National Assembly of Vietnam","summary_plain":"Vietnam's first dedicated AI statute, with eight chapters and 35 articles governing the research, development, provision, deployment and use of AI systems. It adopts a risk-based approach, requires human oversight in important decisions, and provides for national AI infrastructure, a national AI development fund, a regulatory sandbox and rules on AI-generated content. It took effect on 1 March 2026 with transition periods for existing systems.","adopted_on":"2025-12-10","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216334&classid=1&orggroupid=1","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:10+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/vietnam-law-on-artificial-intelligence","status_note":"Official portal lists issue date 10-12-2025 and effective date 01-03-2026. Signed PDF: https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2026/01/luat134.signed.pdf","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by National Assembly of Vietnam. Oversight: Government/Ministry of Science and Technology as state management body. Stated purpose: Establish a comprehensive, risk-based legal framework for AI while promoting innovation.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2025-12-10: Law No. 134/2025/QH15 passed by the National Assembly; 2026-03-01: Law on Artificial Intelligence enters into force","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)","publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216334&classid=1&orggroupid=1","document_date":"2025-12-10","document_type":"legislation","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Law No. 134/2025/QH15 passed by the National Assembly","publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","url":"https://congbao.chinhphu.vn/van-ban/luat-so-134-2025-qh15-468694.htm","document_date":"2025-12-10","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216334&classid=1&orggroupid=1","source_title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)","source_publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","source_document_date":"2025-12-10","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}