Sembcorp gets approval for 90MW AI data center in Ho Chi Minh City
Sembcorp Development, a Singapore-based renewables firm, has received investment approval for the proposed development of a 90MW AI-ready data center in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in HCMC through a joint venture, the firm says in a press release last week. The approval was granted to a joint venture firm, StarMason Joint Stock Company (StarMason) owned […]
Vietnam’s US$2 billion AI data center to start construction in April
Vietnam’s first AI data center, a US$ 2 billion project is expected to commence construction on 30th April, according to Dang Thanh Tam, Chairman of Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation (KBC), a co-developer of the 200MW data center complex. Dang was speaking yesterday after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between co-developer, Accelerated […]
Vietnam’s new AI law comes into force
Vietnam’s Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI) (“AI Law”) came into force yesterday, serving as a comprehensive legal framework for regulating AI system operations in the country, replacing entirely the Law on Digital Technology Industry. Modelled after the EU AI Act, the Vietnamese version applies to both domestic and foreign entities engaged in AI activities in […]
G42, FPT Corp, Viet Thai ink pact to build 3 AI-ready data centers in Vietnam
Abu Dhabi-based technology group, G42 and Vietnam-based firms, the FPT Corporation and the Viet Thai Group, have yesterday signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to deploy AI and cloud capacity across three data center locations in Vietnam, according to a G42 press release. Following this, the parties will proceed to finalize the workload distribution between public […]
Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first chip fabrication plant
Viettel Group has officially broken ground on the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant, laying the foundation for a domestic semiconductor ecosystem. The national project, assigned by the Ministry of National Defence, in accordance with a Government Resolution, is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, said Lieutenant General Tao Duc […]
HCMC sets up task force to expedite US$ 2 billion data center
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has recently set up a 15-member strong task force to expedite regulatory approvals and compliance fulfilment for the US$ 2 billion SGI-HCM AI data center campus to be co-developed by Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation and its foreign partner, Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC). Led by Lam Dinh Thang, […]