Vietnam's AI Law Has Been In Force Since March, And The Deadlines Start Next Year
Southeast Asia's first standalone AI law took effect on 1 March, applies to foreign as well as domestic entities, and gi...
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The Project Linking ASEAN's Payment Systems Has A Company, A Tender And Two Go-Live Dates
Nexus would connect India's UPI, Singapore's PayNow and Thailand's PromptPay through one hub. Governance sits in a Singa...
ASEAN Signs One Digital Rulebook in November. Its Members Keep Writing Their Own
DEFA negotiations concluded in May and signature is set for November. In the ten weeks between, five member states legis...
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Thailand Now Makes Data Centres Prove the Power Exists Before Approving Them
Since 30 March, a data-centre developer seeking Thai investment privileges must file a letter from the energy regulator...
ASEAN Tech Summit Convenes in Manila as the Region's Digital Trade Pact Heads for a November Signing
Organisers expected more than 4,000 delegates in Pasay City on 28–29 July, under the Philippine chairship. Negotiations...
Vietnam Calls for a Connected ASEAN Fintech Ecosystem at the AFF 2026 — but the Standards Are the Hard Part
At an ASEAN Future Forum 2026 seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam's Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang urged the region to connect its fin...
Singapore Orders Critical-Infrastructure Cybersecurity Reviews as Frontier AI Cuts Exploit Development From Months to Hours
On 5 May 2026, Singapore CSA formally wrote to CII boards requiring AI-resilient cybersecurity reviews — citing the new...
MAS Issues Binding GenAI Banking Guidelines — Five-Bank Sandbox, Cross-Border Implications for ASEAN Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore published its long-awaited binding guidelines on generative AI use by banks on Tuesd...
Singapore's IMDA Launched ASEAN's First National AI Safety Framework — Here Is What Is In It
Singapore's IMDA launched Southeast Asia's first national AI safety framework. Here is what is in it, who it affects, an...
Singapore MOH Launches AIHGle 2.0 — New AI Healthcare Guidelines Put Patients First
Singapore's MOH and HSA launched AIHGle 2.0 in March 2026 — refreshed AI healthcare guidelines covering safety, fairness...
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