(FILES) A worker uses a mobile phone at a park in Hanoi on December 18, 2023. Vietnam's new artificial intelligence law went into effect on March 1, 2026, 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