South Korean cloud provider Naver Cloud has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnamese technology group FPT Corporation (FPT), to expand their AI businesses across Asia-Pacific and other international markets. The agreement includes technical exchange programmes involving engineers from both companies, including teams at Naver Cloud’s Vietnam Development Center and South Korean headquarters.
According to an FPT press release, the partnership will focus on joint technology development, AI service delivery and commercialisation. Both companies will work to deploy enterprise AI solutions through FPT’s AI Factory. The companies will also explore offering Naver Cloud’s hyperscale AI model, HyperCLOVA X, to FPT’s enterprise customers.
Yuwon Kim, CEO, Naver Cloud, said, “Through this collaboration with FPT, Naver Cloud can now combine the AI technologies and experience it has built up with FPT’s AI Factory and enterprise business capabilities. Building on both companies’ technology and business strengths, we will go beyond Korea and Vietnam to address customers’ diverse AI needs across the APAC market, and create a partnership that turns those efforts into real business results.”
Le Hong Viet, CEO, FPT Smart Cloud, said, “FPT has invested in advancing our AI Cloud capabilities through AI Factory, supported by engineering teams with proven experience across multiple markets. We look forward to working with NAVER Cloud to bring AI models closer to enterprise customers and develop new ways for businesses across Asia-Pacific and beyond to adopt AI with confidence and turn innovation into real business value.”
Naver Cloud, a subsidiary of South Korean internet giant Naver, is often referred to as South Korea’s Google. Meanwhile, FPT’s AI operations include facilities in Vietnam and Japan, and FPT has operated in South Korea for more than a decade, with offices in Seoul, Daegu and Pangyo.