HO CHI MINH CITY -- Internet crackdowns from Vietnam to Bangladesh cause self-inflicted economic harm by raising the cost of doing business and risk cutting trade by up to 9% in some of Asia's investment destinations, a think tank says.
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Data curbs from Vietnam to Indonesia to hit trade by up to 9%: study
Asia learned 'all the wrong lessons' of China tech crackdown, think tank says
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U.S.-based think tank ITIF has linked a 1-unit rise on a data restrictiveness index to a 0.5% drop in annual trade for five markets in Asia. (Source photos by Rie Ishii and Reuters)
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