Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing services and artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Alibaba Group Holding, unveiled plans to launch new data centres in Malaysia and the Philippines, as it expands infrastructure investments to meet the growing demand for AI in the region.

Alibaba Cloud is continuing its global rollout of data centers, announcing the launch of a third site in Malaysia. The Chinese cloud company also revealed that it will launch a second data center in the Philippines in October this year.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is adding new data centers in Malaysia and the Philippines in pursuit of AI-driven growth.