Vietnam has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to laws and regulations in Vietnam should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
Vietnam’s Law on Digital Technology Industry (DTI Law), No. 71/2025/QH15, Effective January 1, 2026
A comprehensive statute to promote and regulate the country’s digital technology sector, particularly semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and digital assets. The law covers state policies for industry development; market-building measures such as public procurement preferences; standards and quality control; controlled testing (“sandbox”) for innovative products and services; sector-specific frameworks for semiconductors and AI; and foundational rules for digital assets.
Law on Artificial Intelligence (Effective: March 1, 2026)
A framework law that regulates the output and behavior of using AI, as well as the risks that AI poses to society.
Decree No. 142/2026/NĐ-CP (Effective May 1, 2026)
This Decree implements the Law on Artificial Intelligence and applies to all providers, developers, deployers, and users of AI systems in Vietnam, including foreign entities, across research, development, and commercial deployment.
Decision No. 33/2026/QĐ-TTg (Effective August 15, 2026 with transitional periods running until September 2027 for existing education, healthcare and banking systems, and until March 1, 2027, for all other existing high-risk AI systems)
Vietnam’s government published a list of 46 AI systems classified as “high-risk”. Forty-six systems are grouped into six categories: transportation (31 systems), ethnicity and religion (7), education (3), healthcare (2), banking (2) and litigation (1). Under Vietnam’s AI law, high-risk systems are those deemed capable of causing significant harm to individuals, organizations, the public interest or national security, and are subject to the strictest regulatory requirements.