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Alibaba Cloud Announces International Expansion Plans to Power the Next-Generation AI Innovations
- New data centers and service centers designed to enhance infrastructure coverage and stay ahead of global growing demand for AI and Cloud services
- Full-stack AI and Cloud capabilities fuel innovations withglobalpartners and customers
HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 September 2025 – Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced its latest strategic plans to launch its first data centers in Brazil, France, and the Netherlands, with additional data centers to be added in Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Dubai in the coming year. Revealed at the company’s annual flagship technology conference Apsara Conference 2025, the strategic expansion will also see the set up of new regional service centers in Indonesia and Germany to provide round-the-clock, multi-language customer supports. Alibaba Cloud currently operates 91 availability zones in 29 regions globally.
Dr. Feifei Li, President of International Business and SVP of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, said “AI is revolutionizing not only technology, but also the very foundation of how enterprises deliver business value and drive growth. Our strategic expansion of global infrastructure is designed to cater for the accelerating demand from forward-thinking customers. Alibaba Cloud stands at the forefront of the AI innovation, co-evolving with our customers with full stack AI and cloud solutions that support businesses anytime and anywhere. We are here to help partners and customers to design, launch, and scale groundbreaking AI agents and applications, fueling the next generation of digital innovation and unlocking unprecedented value in the global marketplace.”
To further cultivate a vibrant technology ecosystem, Alibaba Cloud has launched the AI Catalyst Program, designed to support global AI companies to grow and scale. Selected companies will receive support from industry experts, access to AI products and tools, and go-to-market resources, including up to 2 billion free tokens on Model Studio, Alibaba Cloud’s one-stop generative AI development platform, and up to 120k USD cloud credits from Alibaba Cloud.
Fueling Worldwide Partners and Customers‘ AI Innovation with Full-Stack AI and Cloud Technologies
Global companies are collaborating with Alibaba Cloud to push the boundaries with AI. Innovative applications across industries including sports, automotive, biopharmaceutical, marketing, and technology have demonstrated the value of AI in driving innovation and growth.
Alibaba Cloud’s Platform for AI (PAI) announced an integration of the full suite of the NVIDIA Physical AI software stack, marking a milestone collaboration in the Physical AI domain. The initiative provides developers with a comprehensive, cloud-native platform to accelerate advancements in humanoid robotics and Physical AI solutions. This collaboration underscores Alibaba Cloud’s commitment to driving innovation in Physical AI, equipping developers with the tools and agility to rapidly advance breakthroughs in humanoid robotics.
In partnership with the International Skating Union (ISU) and ThinkSport, an innovation platform and center of excellence founded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Alibaba Cloud unveiled Sports Data Hack Challenge, an AI Hackathon targeting European market running from October to December 2025. Building on Alibaba Cloud’s trusted AI and cloud technologies, the program will engage Europe’s sports innovation ecosystem—startups, developers, academia, and industry leaders—to accelerate the adoption of AI and cloud in sports, build product prototypes that address real business challenges, and help transition winning concepts into commercial projects.
AstraZeneca China uses Alibaba Cloud’s LLM Qwen and Model Studio: Exclusive solution to build an adverse event reporting tool in China that can help human reviewers in pharmaceutical companies identify relevant literature and generate detailed reports for adverse drug events, a crucial step in ensuring drug safety. AstraZeneca also harnesses Alibaba Cloud’s AI technologies to create an enterprise intelligent agent and AI-powered chatbot designed to enhance organizational efficiency in China.
Trained on a vast number of medical publications and scientific papers and finetuned with annotated customized dataset, Alibaba Cloud helped AstraZeneca build a proprietary vertical model in the medical field with a more profound insight of the domain. The model can identify key safety information from literature and crafts summaries with an estimated 95% accuracy and improved the whole process efficiency by 300% compared to human analysts.
“Working closely with Alibaba Cloud, we managed to harness the benefits of the Qwen LLM and Model Studio: Exclusive, which vastly improved the efficiency of generating adverse event reports from huge amounts of medical literature. We’re proud that we have pioneered this innovation in the industry. We expect to explore more AI-based innovations with Alibaba Cloud,” said Xin Zhong, Head of Commercial IT, AstraZeneca China.
Shiseido, the globally renowned beauty and cosmetics retailer, has deepened its strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud to strength its digital infrastructure and operational security in China. Taking advantage of Alibaba Cloud’s cutting-edge Cloud Threat Detection and Response (CTDR) platform, Shiseido harnesses advanced AI to intelligently analyze security alerts in real time. CTDR aggregates fragmented alerts into comprehensive security events, reconstructs complex attack chains, and identifies malicious actors, helping Shiseido to detect and respond to cyber threats with unprecedented speed and accuracy, while optimizing operational costs. In addition, Alibaba Cloud’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provides Shiseido with 24/7 expert-led threat hunting, incident investigation, and rapid response, ensuring uninterrupted business continuity and resilience for the retailer.
“Security is not just a technical requirement but a strategic imperative for our growth in China,” said Jerry LIN, CITO of Shiseido China & Travel Retail at Shiseido China. “Partnering with Alibaba Cloud gives us the confidence to scale our digital transformation securely. Their AI-driven threat detection and expert services allow us to focus on delivering exceptional beauty experiences to our customers, knowing our cloud infrastructure is protected by advanced security measures in the country.”
GladCube, a leading provider of digital marketing services, has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to co-develop cutting-edge AI solutions tailored for Japan’s digital marketing sector. Using Alibaba Cloud’s secure, scalable infrastructure and its world-class AI technologies, GladCube aims to significantly accelerate content development cycles while delivering measurable value to clients across industries.
Integrating Alibaba’s visual generation model, Wan, into GladCube’s vertical video transformation platform, “Dra Vis” will enable rapid, high-quality video production, dramatically boosting both the efficiency and creative potential of marketing teams. Additionally, GladCube will launch “AvaTwin,” Wan-enabled AI avatar services that seamlessly combines digital avatars with AI-generated narration, ideal for corporate communications in scenarios such as earnings announcements, shareholder meetings, and recruitment campaigns.
Hiroki Kaneshima, President & CEO of GladCube, commented: “We have long pursued the dual goals of creative excellence and operational efficiency in content development by harnessing generative AI. Our partnership with Alibaba Cloud represents a major leap forward, and we are confident it will revolutionize creative content production and reshape the future of digital marketing in Japan.”
FLUX, a Tokyo-based AI startup, has developed “FLUX-Japanese-Qwen”, a state-of-the-art Japanese large language model, which is a 32-billion-parameter, open-source model. It delivers exceptional performance across a broad spectrum of Japanese language benchmarks — particularly excelling in Fundamental Analysis, Summarization, and Code Generation — thanks to its robust foundation in Japanese knowledge, reasoning, and language.
A key technological breakthrough behind the model is the unique “Pinpoint-tuning” methodology. Rather than applying conventional fine-tuning across the entire model, which often degrades core reasoning and inference capabilities, the model identifies and targets only the neural circuits specifically responsible for Japanese language processing. This precision enables dramatic improvements in Japanese comprehension and generation while fully preserving the model’s original capabilities. In collaboration with Alibaba Tongyi Lab, FLUX used this method to develop the “FLUX-Japanese-Qwen” and subsequently created its first industry-specialized model for the financial sector.
By applying Pinpoint-tuning to domain-specific Japanese datasets — including financial regulations, business practices, and industry development — this financial sector-specific model is designed to empower financial professionals with reliable, context-aware responses to industry-specific queries, accelerating AI adoption in the sector.
Turbo AI, a leading technology service provider, harnesses Alibaba Cloud’s cutting-edge AI infrastructure to deliver integrated solutions tailored to regional clients’ needs across the entire AI lifecycle—from model research and development to deployment and real-world application. These solutions address a broad spectrum of use cases, ranging from lightweight model operations to large-scale infrastructure management.
“By leveraging Alibaba Cloud’s resilient, secure cloud infrastructure and intelligent resource scheduling, Turbo AI achieves dynamic configuration and elastic scaling of computing resources. This empowers us to significantly enhance operational efficiency and optimize our clients’ cost performance of AI workloads,” said Yuan LU, Big Data Head of Turbo AI.
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About Alibaba Cloud
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com) is the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. It offers a complete suite of cloud services to customers worldwide, including elastic computing, database, storage, network virtualization services, large-scale computing, security, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) services. Alibaba has been named the leading IaaS provider in Asia Pacific by revenue in U.S. dollars since 2018, according to Gartner. It has also maintained its position as one of the world’s leading public cloud IaaS service providers since 2018, according to IDC.
VinFast’s electric SUV is earning loyalty from Vietnam to the Middle East by fitting seamlessly into real lives, long drives, and daily routines.
HAI PHONG, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 January 2026 – VinFast’s VF 8 is traveling well, winning over drivers across markets with everyday performance, thoughtful design, and uncommon peace of mind.
A VF 8 owner belong to a relatively exclusive, self-selecting club that its maker VinFast have built across the globe. It is the kind of club formed less by marketing than by shared curiosity and a willingness to move early. Owners tend to recognize one another not by badges or decals, but by the confidence that comes from having made a deliberate choice.
The VF 8 holds a special place for VinFast. It was the brand’s first fully international offering, the vehicle tasked with introducing a young Vietnamese automaker to demanding markets abroad. As a result, the car was designed to travel well. Styled in collaboration with Pininfarina, the VF 8 favors clean proportions over visual noise. Beneath the surface, its dual-motor all-wheel-drive system and 402 horsepower provide performance that feels reassuring.
In Vietnam, the VF 8 has appealed to high-mileage drivers like Nguyen Phuong Hoang Dung, a Ho Chi Minh City-based construction project manager who covers about 5,000 kilometers a month. “When you drive that much, comfort and stability directly affect your health, your mindset, and how well you work,” he said. Having spent years with gasoline cars, he switched to the VF 8 in August 2025, drawn by its smooth throttle response and calm, seamless acceleration. Now, with more than 20,000 kilometers behind him, he said, “The more I drive it, the more confident I am that choosing the VF 8 was the right decision.”
As the VF 8 expanded into North America and Europe, it increasingly settled into a simpler role: a dependable everyday vehicle. Robert, who has driven his for more than a year and a half, said it has been “a great vehicle,” adding that “you will not find another this size in the price range they offered it.” For Jonathan, the VF 8 fits neatly into daily routines. “For us it’s a city vehicle with short rides every day, and it answers our needs,” he said. “Very comfortable, impressive performance, good in snow, and strong overall.”
In the Middle East, the VF 8’s appeal sharpens as VinFast pairs the car with ownership benefits that are rare in the segment, including complimentary maintenance coverage for five years or 100,000 kilometers. These are not small details in markets where peace of mind often matters as much as design. “The maintenance package made the decision easy,” said an owner in Dubai. “You know exactly where you stand.”
The idea of a VF 8 community is beginning to take shape. Across markets, it connects drivers in Vietnam, Europe, North America, and the Middle East through a shared understanding of what modern electric ownership can be. Thoughtful design. Capable performance. A clear push toward sustainability without asking drivers to compromise their routines.
For those inside the club, the VF 8 is not simply a statement car. No, something even better. A car that makes sense, day after day, in very different parts of the world.
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ONYX Hospitality Group Partners with Yee Fung Group to Launch “Y Hotel Nanshan Shenzhen”, Expanding its Portfolio in China
ONYX Hospitality Group oversees renowned brands including Amari, OZO, Shama, and Oriental Residence across key destinations in the Asia–Pacific region. This agreement marks another significant milestone in strengthening ONYX’s presence in the Chinese market. Scheduled to open in Q4 2026, the hotel supports ONYX’s long-term growth strategy as it works toward its target of managing more than 75 properties by 2030.
Mr Yuthachai Charanachitta, Chief Executive Officer of ONYX Hospitality Group, commented: “This collaboration reflects the strong confidence Yee Fung Group has in ONYX, following our successful partnership in managing Y Hotel Hong Kong. It represents a significant step forward in building on that success and further expanding ONYX’s presence in the Greater China market. At the same time, this partnership reinforces ONYX’s position as a distinctive ‘Regional Player’, well-positioned for stable and sustainable growth across the region.”
Y Hotel Nanshan Shenzhen featuring 82 thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites, located within YEE FUNG PLACE on a strategically significant site surrounded by key national infrastructure. The area is supported by five major national sea and land ports, including Shekou, Chiwan and Mawan, servicing more than 150 shipping routes. It is also situated at the heart of one of China’s leading innovation and industrial hubs, home to sectors such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, biomedicine and the marine economy, alongside more than 50 specialised industrial parks.
Y Hotel Nanshan Shenzhen is ideally suited for leisure travellers, offering convenient accessibility just 35 minutes from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport and 31 minutes from Shenzhen North Railway Station, and only 650 metres from Lilin Subway Station. The surrounding area features vibrant food markets and nightlife destinations such as Nanyi Fang, Shekou Sea World, Green World and Houhai, as well as cultural and recreational attractions including Shenzhen Poly Theatre, Shenzhen Talent Park, Nanshan Museum, Nanshan Park and Shenzhen Bay Park. Guests will also find leading shopping centres nearby, including Walmart, Xinhe Shopping Plaza, Garden City, Haiya Mega Mall, Coastal City and Shenzhen Bay MixC.
Furthermore, the hotel is located close to the headquarters of major national technology companies such as ZTE, Tencent, Huawei, Alibaba, Han’s Laser and Mindray, as well as Shenzhen University, positioning it as both a relaxing retreat and a strategic hub for business travellers seeking comfort alongside a distinctive lifestyle experience.Hashtag: #ONYXHospitalityGroup #YeeFungGroup #YHotel #HospitalityManagement #HotelManagement #LifestyleHotel
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About ONYX Hospitality Group:
ONYX Hospitality Group, a reputable force in Southeast Asia’s hospitality industry, operates a collection of comprehensive yet complementary brands – Amari, OZO, Shama and Oriental Residence – catering to the distinctive needs of discerning business and leisure travellers in Southeast Asia where their expertise lies. In addition to its brand portfolio, ONYX Hospitality Group also operates additional hospitality services across spa and food and beverage. With over five decades of management experience, the company extends its innovative solutions throughout the region, upholding internationally recognised standards and ensuring optimal operational manoeuvrability. By fostering enduring relationships with like-minded business partners, ONYX Hospitality Group delivers unparalleled experiences in a dynamic and competitive market, meeting the ever-evolving demands of travellers.
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More Compact Size, Greater Power Output
The AFERIY Nomad1800 keeps the same battery capacity while boosting power output by 50% through system and structural optimization. Weighing 11.6 kg, it is about 10% lighter than the previous model.
Despite its lighter design, it delivers 1800 W rated AC output (peak 3600 W), powering appliances like rice cookers, kettles, car refrigerators, and induction cooktops for camping, RVs, and home emergencies.
Fast Charging: 0–80% in 36 Minutes
The Nomad1800 adopts a hybrid fast-charging solution supporting both AC grid power and solar input. It can charge from 0% to 80% in just 36 minutes, significantly reducing charging time. This fast-charging capability allows the Nomad1800 to adapt to short stops, travel intervals, and unexpected power outages, providing users with efficient and predictable energy support.
Safe and Durable LiFePO₄ Battery
The Nomad1800 is equipped with a 1024 Wh lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) battery supplied by EVE Energy. After more than 4,000 charge and discharge cycles, the battery retains up to 80% of its capacity.
An intelligent BMS monitors voltage, current, and temperature to ensure safe, stable operation even under high load or fast charging.
Industry-Leading Seven-Year Warranty
AFERIY offers the Nomad1800 an industry-leading seven-year warranty on core components and systems, reflecting confidence in its quality, safety, and durability.
Comprehensive Power and Safety Protection
The Nomad1800 features multiple output ports, enabling simultaneous power supply to multiple devices. It also supports UPS functionality, switching within 10 milliseconds during grid power interruptions to protect sensitive equipment such as computers and routers.
Under low-load operation, noise levels remain below 30 dB. In addition, the unit includes built-in LED lighting and an SOS flashing mode to enhance safety during nighttime and emergency use.
For more information, please visit the official AFERIY website or AFERIY on Amazon.
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AFERIY is a global brand focused on portable energy storage and clean energy solutions, committed to providing efficient, safe, and reliable power for outdoor activities, home emergency use, and professional applications.
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