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Amazon Web Services commits $5 billion to South Korea for AI data centres
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AWS plans a $5 billion investment in South Korea to build AI data centres, reinforcing Seoul’s push to become an Asian AI hub.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a commitment to invest at least **US$5 billion** in South Korea by 2031 to build new artificial-intelligence data-centre infrastructure. The investment was disclosed by the South Korean presidential office during a meeting between AWS CEO and President Lee Jae‑myung, underscoring Seoul’s ambition to become an AI hub in Asia. Located near Seoul, the sites will bolster AWS’s capacity and the local AI ecosystem, while deep-tech competition intensifies regionally.