Amazon(US:AMZN) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-30 04:21Group 1 - AWS announced an investment of approximately $5 billion in new AI data centers in South Korea from 2025 to 2031, raising its total investment in the country to over $9 billion, marking the largest green investment plan in South Korea's cloud services sector [2] - The new AI data centers will be located in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, complementing a $400 million AI facility in collaboration with SK Group, which is expected to be operational by 2027 with an initial capacity target of 100 megawatts (MW) and a long-term goal of expanding to 1 gigawatt (GW) [2] - AWS's investment reflects its long-term commitment to establishing South Korea as a global AI hub and aims to support local enterprises in utilizing advanced AI hardware for a stable and scalable AI computing platform [2][3] Group 2 - South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that this initiative will strengthen the national AI ecosystem and promote the construction of an "AI highway," facilitating broader applications of AI technology in industries and research [3] - Since 2017, AWS has trained over 300,000 cloud professionals in South Korea and has reinforced the foundation for the next generation of tech talent through various educational collaborations [3] - This investment is part of a broader $40 billion investment plan across 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, expected to generate over $45 billion in economic benefits for the region [3]