Malaysia currently lacks a dedicated legal framework to effectively address the increasing scale and sophistication of spam-related activities, which have seen a nearly 200% surge in reported complaints between 2021 and 2025. In response, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is proposing a regulatory framework for Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages, commonly referred to as spam. On 13 August 2025, MCMC issued a public consultation paper inviting feedback on the proposed framework.

The 2025 Export Block Exemption, introduced by South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, provides a five-year legal framework allowing firms to coordinate strategically in export markets — such as through joint marketing, logistics, and infrastructure development without breaching competition laws. Aimed at countering rising global tariffs and trade barriers, the exemption includes strict safeguards against anti-competitive conduct and mandates the inclusion of historically disadvantaged persons (HDPs) and SMMEs in all agreements. By enabling collective action, the exemption seeks to enhance the global competitiveness of South African exports while promoting inclusive economic participation.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said following its recent multi-firm review of how its climate disclosure rules have been operating that it will look to “streamline and enhance” its sustainability reporting framework and has pledged to “simplify disclosure requirements”. This is welcome news for the industry and seems to be driven by feedback from the asset management sector that Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting rules are overly granular. There also seems to be a move towards consolidation across UK sustainability reporting frameworks as the FCA will consider the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and transition planning going forward.

Vietnam’s new Atomic Energy Law (No. 94/2025/QH15), enacted on 27 June 2025 and effective from 1 January 2026, establishes a comprehensive legal framework for peaceful atomic energy development. It covers nuclear power plant development, licensing, radioactive waste management, safety and security, incident response, and compensation. The law replaces the 2008 version, aligns with IAEA standards, and supports future projects like Ninh Thuan’s nuclear plants.