Government and regulation: Vietnam's Decision 33 takes effect

Vietnam's Decision 33, first published on 3 July 2026, took effect on 15 August 2026. It lists 46 high-risk AI system types across education, ethnic and religious administration, healthcare, banking, legal proceedings and transport, and mandates human oversight and intervention for them.

Existing healthcare, education and finance systems have until 1 September 2027 to transition, and other listed existing systems until 1 March 2027. This is an effective-date item rather than a recent publication, per Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology and legal analysis.