A shopkeeper uses her phone while waiting for customers at a grocery store in Hanoi on February 27, 2026. Vietnam's new artificial intelligence law went into effect on March 1, making the country the first in Southeast Asia with a comprehensive framework to regulate the fast-evolving technology. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-AI-LAW' by Tran Thi Minh Ha