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Alibaba to build a data centre in Vietnam

Chinese tech-behemoth Alibaba has announced it intends to build a data center in Vietnam. This is in order to comply with Vietnam’s data localisation regulations, according to Nikkei Asia.

Vietnam’s data localisation laws have been a point of contention with cross-border service providers concerned about the security of their data stored in Vietnam. These regulations also contravene some trade agreements like the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership Agreement which prohibits member states from requiring firms to store data locally.

Thus far most big international cross-border service providers have resisted this requirement.

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