FPT consortium commences work on $173 million AI centre in southern Vietnam

FILE PHOTO: The FPT Headquarters is pictured in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen/File Photo

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's top tech firm FPT and its subsidiaries kicked off construction on a $174 million artificial intelligent project in south-central Binh Dinh province, its latest push to tap into AI sector, the company said on Wednesday.

The project, developed by a consortium including FPT City Danang, FPT Investment, and FPT Software, covers an area of 93.24 hectares, FPT said in a statement.