Asia: Technology

Whilst compliance audits for personal information protection are taking into shape, network data security risk assessment is now on the horizon. Is this an unbearable burden for enterprises, or can it be a convenient way to meet compliance requirements?

Vietnam has introduced its first comprehensive legal framework for digital assets through the Law on Digital Technology Industry, creating new opportunities and compliance requirements for NFT projects. This analysis examines how NFTs are classified under Vietnamese law, what rights they convey, and the critical regulatory considerations for foreign companies seeking to offer NFTs in Vietnam's emerging digital asset market.

India's digital economy faces transformative regulatory developments as CERT-In introduces AI-focused cybersecurity blueprints, ASCI proposes labeling standards for AI-generated advertising content...

On 18 June 2026, ASIC issued a call to private credit funds to ensure their 30 June asset valuations are current, accurate and grounded in realistic assumptions.

Vietnam has introduced its first comprehensive legal framework for digital assets through the Law on Digital Technology Industry, creating new opportunities and compliance requirements for NFT projects. This analysis examines how NFTs are classified under Vietnamese law, what rights they convey, and the critical regulatory considerations for foreign companies seeking to offer NFTs in Vietnam's emerging digital asset market.

Explore the latest regulatory developments across Asia-Pacific financial markets, from Australia's scam prevention framework and ASIC's cybersecurity warnings to Hong Kong's stablecoin regime implementation and Singapore's enhanced market conduct controls. This comprehensive update covers critical changes in banking supervision, digital asset regulation, and investor protection measures that are reshaping the region's financial landscape.

In our final episode of the conversation, Jonathan Midgley and José-Antonio Maurellet SC look toward the horizon. From the influx of international talent to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, they discuss what the future holds for the next generation of practitioners.

China has launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on online copyright infringement and piracy, with a focus on films and TV dramas, cultural and creative products, books and artificial intelligence-related copyright violations.

This article examines the legal framework governing the admissibility of electronic evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with particular reference to the requirements of hash value disclosure and expert certification. It analyses the procedural safeguards mandated by recent judicial pronouncements and the practical challenges faced by investigators, lawyers, and courts in ensuring the authenticity and reliability of digital evidence.

A landmark patent invalidation case reveals how China's patent office evaluates AI inventions that apply algorithms to specific scenarios. The case centers on whether fine-tuning a pre-trained neural network mode...

Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), which describes itself as a “co-creation regulator” working collaboratively with industry rather than imposing top-down rules...

The Information Technology Act, 2000 empowers the Central Government under section 87 to frame rules governing intermediaries, including the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.