Still in the works: A Taiwanese official says Facebook is considering building a datacentre in the country but the social network said no decision had been made yet.
TAIPEI: Facebook Inc is evaluating the possibility of investing T$10bil (RM1.29bil) to build its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region in Taiwan, joining Google, an official said.
The centre would require 6 acres (2.43 hectares) of land, with the possibility to expand to 20 acres in the future, according to Magistrate Wei Ming-ku of Changhua County in central Taiwan.
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