Data Center

Korea’s Samsung to manufacture substrates in Vietnam to serve AI servers, large data centers

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam (SEMV), under South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM), will expand activities in Vietnam by manufacturing Ultra Large Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (UL FCBGA) to serve AI servers and large data centers.

SoftBank’s Son plans $50B Malaysia tech outlay, says PM Anwar – report

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had a videoconference with Son last Tuesday, during which the Japanese tech investor said he had picked regions in the country for projects including data centers.

HCMC seeks clarification on power price for $2.1B AI data center

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City management board for export-processing zones and industrial parks (HEPZA) has asked the municipality to review and unify power-price guidance for an AI data center at Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park.

Singapore DayOne Data Centers secures $3.7B financing package from 7 lenders

A group of seven banks has arranged an expanded multi-currency financing package of MYR15 billion ($3.7 billion), for DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company.

Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers files for IPO on Nasdaq

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

Amazon to buy Malaysian land for data center in $75M deal

Amazon Data Services Malaysia, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Amazon, will buy a plot of land in Malaysia's Selangor state to build a data center, paying MYR316.84 million ($75 million) in cash to local property developer Sunsuria.

Indonesia’s West Java asks Singapore’s BDx to halt data center 1 week after groundbreaking

Indonesia's West Java province has ordered Singapore's BDx Data Centers to halt construction of a 640-MW AI data-center campus, just over a week after its groundbreaking.

South Korea’s LG joins NVIDIA network for AI data-center cooling, deepening infrastructure push

South Korea's LG Electronics has joined NVIDIA's partner network as a preferred supplier of power and cooling systems for AI data centers.

Vietnam’s Stavian starts U.S.-backed feasibility study for Ho Chi Minh City AI data-center project

Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, with backing from a U.S. government agency, has begun a feasibility study for a large AI and cloud data-center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hong Kong’s fintech TROOPS to commit $12M to new Southeast Asia AI-infrastructure unit

TROOPS, a Hong Kong money-lending and property group listed on Nasdaq, will commit $12 million to launch a business unit building AI computing infrastructure in Southeast Asia.