The order led to a widespread outcry from users, critics, activists and political rivals who said the app could become a state surveillance tool in the world’s most populous nation

India's move has sparked widespread concerns on state surveillance, with critics, privacy advocates and political opponents saying the app is a way for the Modi government to get access to 730 million smartphones

The personal data of 33.7 million customers was leaked in a months-long breach at South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang. Users’ names, emails, phone numbers and other details were exposed

Vietnam's ties with China may have warmed since the US imposed tariffs, spurring concern about deals signed recently with Huawei and ZTE, which the US does not trust

The Myanmar military has been pushing an allied militia to suppress scam centres by the Thai border, after the US set up a 'Strike Force,' which is offering huge rewards

The effects of social media on children have become a growing global concern, with companies like TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook facing lawsuits in the US for allegedly spurring a mental health crisis.

Authorities in multiple Asian states have seized assets totaling close to $700 million from the Prince Group since the US and UK governments imposed sanctions on the group in mid-October

Singapore has begun trialling a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and wants to trial tokenised MAS bills. It also has plans to regulate stablecoins

TikTok, Snapchat and Meta's Facebook, Instagram and Threads are set to deactivate accounts registered by users under 16 to comply with an Australian law on social media platforms, sources say

Officials in three countries are investigating electric buses, after news that suppliers have remote access for software updates and control system diagnostics, amid fear they could be 'exploited' while vehicles are in transit.

Google has done a deal with Australia's defence department for a data centre on its remote Indian Ocean frontier as part of a subsea cable link between Australia and Asia

Chinese regulators have banned the use of foreign chips in data centres supported by state funds, saying they must only use locally-made computer chips, sources say.