It may be one region but Asia is widely recognized as heterogeneous: what works in Singapore may not work in China, India or in Malaysia. The same applies for its governments. We analyze key policies and explain how they impact the overall ICT industry and general population.
Eight unnamed digital token exchanges have been told not to facilitate trading that involved securities or futures contracts without authorisation from the local regulator MAS, which also stopped an ICO.
Tianjin has established a 100 billion yuan (US$15.7 billion) to drive the development of artificial intelligence tools and boost China's bid to become a global leader in the field.
The first major casualty of the China-US trade war is getting 'back into business, fast' according to the president of the United States.
Government is seeking public feedback on proposals to merge the two laws and clarify regulations businesses need to adhere to when sending out marketing messages.
Chinese vendor describes US export ban as unacceptable, adding that it has invested significant efforts since April 2016 in ensuring compliance with export laws and, if necessary, will seek judicial recourse to protect its interests.
The UK could look to push influence in the Asia-Pacific region by joining the TPP trade deal and is holding preliminary discussions on this, according to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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Following talks last week that the US was reconsidering joining the TPP, President Trump has said he doesn't 'like' the trade deal, adding that bilateral agreements are preferable.
After firing the starting gun on a trade war with China last month, US President Donald Trump has told trade officials to examine rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Believed to be part of last month's attacks against global education institutions, the hackers breached 52 accounts across four Singapore universities including NTU and NUS to gain access to research articles.
Competition Commission of Singapore says it has "reasonable grounds" to suspect Grab's bid to acquire Uber's Southeast Asian business violates local market competition laws.
Twitter, Google, and Facebook faced a parliamentary committee set up to examine the impact of "deliberate online falsehoods"--with Facebook, specifically, grilled over the Cambridge Analytica breach.
As businesses capture more information about customers, consumers need to be more informed about such practices and industry guidelines and codes of conduct must evolve to ensure responsible data use.
Indonesia's ministers turn Tumblr offline after not complying with 48 hour order to remove content.
Competition Commission of Singapore says it needs more time to review ComfortDelGro's proposed bid to acquire a 51 percent stake in Uber's rental car business, after an initial assessment has failed to determine if competition issues will not arise.
Industry regulator seeks public consult on e-payment guidelines it says are aimed at protecting consumers and driving wider adoption of such payment platforms.
Trump has said that he is working with the president of China to give ZTE 'a way to get back into business, fast'.
To make Japan a more accommodating environment for startup entrepreneurs, the government is reportedly set to launch a nationwide one-year visa program, extending its current six-month program that is only available in Tokyo and Fukuoka.
With six in 10 transactions still involving cash and cheques, Singapore lags behind other cities in e-payments, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who urges need for country to keep pace.
We may dream of colonizing Mars, but in the meantime, a moonbase is on the table.
Two buildings in Nanjing will feature thousands of plants, which should absorb carbon dioxide and produce clean oxygen.
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Singapore's proposed cybersecurity bill should put many on notice
