Alibaba Cloud to open second data centre in South Korea as AI demand rises

Name: How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce
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Alibaba Cloud’s offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company is opening its second data centre in South Korea. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Hannah Wang

Published: 5:00pm, 19 Jun 2025

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) unit of Alibaba Group Holding, is set to launch its second data centre in South Korea to address growing demand driven by the rapid development of generative AI.

The company said on Thursday that the new centre would be operational by the end of June, representing a significant step in its international expansion. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.

“In line with the rapid advancement of AI-based technologies and increasing digital demand across industries, Alibaba Cloud has been continuously expanding its infrastructure in South Korea,” said Yoon Yong-joon, Alibaba Cloud’s country manager.

“Through the launch of this second data centre, Alibaba Cloud will provide customers with more resilient and adaptable cloud environments, ultimately fostering AI innovation across various sectors and expanding the digital ecosystem,” he added.

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How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce

Data centres serve as the core infrastructure of cloud computing, providing a centralised operating environment for electronic information equipment and enabling users to access data, software and hardware services through the internet anytime and anywhere.