国泰海通 · 晨报0813｜海外科技、国别研究

Group 1: AI Industry Trends - The AI industry is accelerating due to the resonance between hardware and application sides, with significant investments in computing infrastructure and talent acquisition by major players like Meta [4] - Meta is investing several hundred billion dollars to build large data centers, including the Prometheus supercomputer cluster in Ohio with a power of 1 GW, set to be operational by 2026, and the Hyperion supercomputer cluster in Louisiana targeting 5 GW by the end of 2027 [4] - Nvidia is resuming sales of the H20 GPU in China, which is expected to eliminate uncertainties in domestic CSP major's Capex and drive the upward trend in computing infrastructure construction [5] Group 2: Economic Trends in Southeast Asia - Vietnam's production growth rate was 8.5% in July, with an average of 11% over the past six months, largely driven by continuous high export growth of 17.7% [11] - Indonesia's GDP growth rate for Q2 was 5.1%, reflecting improvements from investments and foreign trade, while Thailand's CPI fell to -0.7%, indicating a deflationary trend [11] - The U.S. has signed trade agreements with several Southeast Asian countries, reducing tariffs significantly, which may enhance trade relations and economic growth in the region [11] Group 3: Industry Policies - Indonesia is accelerating local production of electric vehicles and adjusting cryptocurrency transaction tax rates, while Thailand is strengthening green manufacturing standards [12] - Vietnam is decentralizing some economic management approval powers and increasing tax incentives for key sectors [12]