# Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Vietnam
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: National Assembly of Vietnam
- **Adopted**: 2025-12-10
- **In force**: 2026-03-01

## In brief

Law on Artificial Intelligence is a binding act of Vietnam, issued by the National Assembly of Vietnam. It has been in force since 1 March 2026. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Vietnam's first dedicated AI statute, with eight chapters and 35 articles governing the research, development, provision, deployment and use of AI systems.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

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.

## Key dates

2025-12-10: Law No. 134/2025/QH15 passed by the National Assembly; 2026-03-01: Law on Artificial Intelligence enters into force

## Notes on dates

The in-force date is the one the key dates above record from the source; application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0237 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0237; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/vietnam-law-on-artificial-intelligence
- **Official source**: https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216334&classid=1&orggroupid=1
- **Source document**: Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)
- **Published by**: Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)" [AIPT-POL-0237, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0237 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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