On March 1, 2026, Vietnam became the first country in Southeast Asia to enforce a comprehensive, standalone law governing artificial intelligence. The Law on Artificial Intelligence, passed on December 10, 2025, adopts a risk-based model that mandates human oversight for generative AI, requires content labeling, bans certain high-risk applications, and applies extraterritorially to any company…
Average DRAM prices, including high-bandwidth memory, rose between 50% and 55% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, according to TrendForce estimates, marking one of the sharpest quarterly increases in the history of the memory industry. The price acceleration, driven by insatiable demand for AI-focused memory chips and a…
South Korea’s Framework Act on Artificial Intelligence Development and Establishment of Trust, commonly known as the AI Basic Act, went into enforcement on January 22, 2026. The timing matters. South Korea is now the first country in Asia with a comprehensive, binding AI governance law that carries extraterritorial reach, transparency obligations, and mandatory risk assessments…
