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New EU, Chinese rules to restructure digital economy

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EU/CHINA

A small number of giant companies dominate segments of their digital markets: in China Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu have become household names, and in the EU the same applies to…

EU’s leadership on AI governance faces tough tests

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EU

The proposal advances the Commission’s work over the last five years on developing the EU’s approach to AI. The EU seeks to become a global leader in responsibly developing and…

Prospects for internet governance in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for internet governance in 2019.

Hong Kong situation is mixed blessing for ASEAN region

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ASEAN

Since it effectively criminalises dissent against China’s ruling Communist Party, there are growing concerns about how it might impact the city’s business environment. The loss of…

Future of China-UK engagement lies in Beijing’s hands

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CHINA/UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks of a “calibrated” China policy that combines toughness in particular areas with continued engagement in others.

China will pay high price for regulating vehicle data

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CHINA

These data have broader potential applications, from monitoring vehicle performance in order to enable future improvements, to surveilling drivers or the environment in which they…

US crime and patent rulings will have global impact

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UNITED STATES

The US Supreme Court's rulings in RJR Nabisco v European Community and Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee.

ECJ ruling further dims EU-US data protection outlook

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EU/US

The ECJ ruling could add to potential disruptions to transatlantic commercial data flows arising from the EU's developing data protection regime that a study for the US Chamber of…

Cuba faces tough choices despite new constitution

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CUBA

A 21-hour time lag between the closing of polling stations and the publication of the results gave rise to suspicions of fraud but vote count reports from independent observers…

Investment ease will shape East Africa’s recovery

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EAST AFRICA

However, with FDI flows expected to be much reduced amid the global economic slowdown, especially for ‘riskier’ frontier or developing markets, ease of doing business is likely to…