AI Policy & Regulation
A denied South Korea-Russia meeting in Kazakhstan reveals how AI-era mid-powers quietly hedge great-power alliances while keeping chip diplomacy off the record.
AI Policy & Regulation
Vietnam is embedding international AI governance standards into its laws, signaling a shift toward compliance-ready digital economy rules for multinational investors.
AI Policy & Regulation
Korea's incoming PM Han Seong-sook has made AI-driven economic restructuring her flagship promise—but a data leak scandal clouds her governance credibility.
AI Economy & Society
Seoul is converting its Film Center into an AI-equipped creative hub for young directors, embedding AI literacy into cultural policy through a 23-university network.
AI Policy & Regulation
South Korea is moving beyond software AI toward physical AI in manufacturing, with government backing and university-led test labs driving a bold industrial robotics strategy.
AI Policy & Regulation
Vietnam's Party General Secretary has launched a sweeping institutional reform drive with a 2026 deadline, setting the stage for the country's first coherent AI governance architecture.
AI Policy & Regulation
Seoul's Jung District has launched PROMAX, Korea's first district-level AI platform, giving Dongdaemun fashion merchants free AI image tools with zero technical barriers.
AI Policy & Regulation
Thailand is piloting AI sentiment tools to prevent fuel panic buying—a governance model with implications for every emerging market facing supply chain shocks.
AI Policy & Regulation
Japan moves to hold individual social media users legally responsible for election content, targeting a July 2026 enactment—a model diverging sharply from Western approaches.
AI Policy & Regulation
Thailand's largest government AI initiative is under unprecedented parliamentary scrutiny, exposing critical gaps in Southeast Asian AI procurement governance.