{
  "id": 15990044,
  "title": "Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/asean-wants-a-single-digital-economy-will-different-state-laws-hobble",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:30:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3371685/asean-wants-single-digital-economy-will-different-state-laws-hobble-its-goal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether governments can align their domestic laws under a proposed pact, according to analysts. Targeted to be signed during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila in November, the Asean Digital Economy…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}