Vietnam's FPT invests $200m to launch AI services in Japan

TOKYO -- Vietnamese tech major FPT is expanding its operations in Japan by investing $200 million to start cloud operations for artificial intelligence businesses and solution services for Japanese companies' digital transformations early next year, its software chief told Nikkei Asia.

"We not only provide human resources but also GPU (graphics processing unit) computing infrastructure to create the cutting-edge AI solutions for the Japanese market," Pham Minh Tuan, chief executive officer and president of FPT Corp.'s tech subsidiary, FPT Software, said in an interview in Tokyo. "AI is one of our growth engines."