Malaysia woos Microsoft, Google to bolster data hub ambitions

Malaysia wants to lure Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google in its drive to be a data hub and as it positions itself as a neutral supply chain base amid rising US-China tensions, according to Trade Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz. — AFP

Malaysia wants to lure Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google in its drive to be a data hub and as it positions itself as a neutral supply chain base amid rising US-China tensions, according to Trade Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

“We are attracting as many as we can,” and “slowly establishing ourselves” as a data center hub, Zafrul said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin on Friday.