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DEDICATED FIBER TRUNK TO LINK MAH SING DC HUB@SOUTHVILLE CITY AND CYBERJAYA, STRENGTHENING REGIONAL DATA CENTER CONNECTIVITY

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City will have an approximately 25km dedicated fiber trunk linking it to Cyberjaya, reinforcing its position as a premier data center location. This dedicated fiber trunk enhances regional connectivity by enabling high-speed, low-latency link to Cyberjaya’s data hubs, which have direct fiber routes to Singapore. This seamless connection provides access to Singapore’s cloud services, fintech ecosystem, and global internet exchanges, ensuring faster data transfer, improved redundancy, and greater scalability.

The groundbreaking ceremony was officiated by Lionel Leong, Mah Sing’s Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, and Mansor Mohd Kassim, the Chief Executive Officer of Front Connect Sdn. Bhd. (“FCSB”), a licensed Network Facility Provider (NFP) which has been awarded the job. Witnessing the ceremony was Tan Sri Dato‘ Sri Leong Hoy Kum, Mah Sing’s Founder and Group Managing Director and Sun Jian Wei, FCSB’s Director.

“At Mah Sing, we take our project deliverables seriously, ensuring that every initiative is executed with precision and purpose. The dedicated fiber trunk is a testament to our commitment to building a well-equipped, future-ready data hub that meets the urgency of today’s digital demands. By enhancing connectivity and ensuring redundancy, we are strengthening Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City’s position as a high-performance data center location, always ready to serve the evolving needs of the industry,” said Lionel Leong.

With immediate access to power infrastructure, water availability, and high-speed connectivity, Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City provides a significant “speed to market” advantage.

FCSB will serve as the custodian, operator, and sales representative, managing fiber connectivity for Mah Sing, the owner of the dedicated fiber trunk. Under a profit-sharing management, both parties will benefit from long-term growth and sustainability.

Strategically positioned near Cyberjaya’s data center ecosystem, Mah Sing DC Hub@ Southville City will offer seamless high-speed, low-latency connectivity. The fiber trunk is designed to meet the future expansion need. Mah Sing has also secured a secondary route through Fiberail’s network to further enhance stability.

The dedicated fiber trunk provides data center operators with direct access to dark fiber, enabling scalability, redundancy, and resilience. Operators can deploy custom network solutions, scale operations with unlimited bandwidth, and future-proof their connectivity needs. Furthermore, the connectivity to Cyberjaya Data Center will establish Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City as an international gateway for data centers in Johor and Singapore, further solidifying its strategic importance in the region.

Expanding Market for Data Centers and Dark Fiber

Malaysia’s data center market is rapidly growing, driven by cloud adoption, digital transformation, and 5G expansion. Dark fiber offers flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and full control over network infrastructure, allowing seamless expansion and custom configurations. Unlike traditional ISP bandwidth, leasing dark fiber provides long-term scalability without metered usage constraints, making it a more cost-effective option for data center operators.

Mah Sing’s investment aligns with the projected growth of the global dark fiber market. The fiber trunk will primarily support data center operators under long-term lease agreements, including 10 to 15-year Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) contracts. Additionally, this infrastructure creates new opportunities for telecommunications providers, supporting 5G deployment and enhancing enterprise connectivity.

By prioritizing connectivity and network redundancy, Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City is set to become a strategic hub for global technology firms. With dark fiber readily available, data center operators will benefit from superior scalability, stability, and security, reinforcing Mah Sing’s role in Malaysia’s digital economy.

Infrastructure Readiness and Speed to Market Advantage

Spanning 150 acres, Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City will become a key data center hub with a minimum 500MW power capacity, offering substantial space for data center development. The hub offers a unique competitive advantage due to its infrastructure readiness. With immediate access to power infrastructure, water availability, and high-speed connectivity, Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City provides a significant “speed to market” advantage.

This is particularly crucial given the ongoing shortage of power and water in other locations, making it challenging for operators to set up their data centers efficiently. Southville City’s well-planned infrastructure allows businesses to get their facilities up and running faster compared to competing areas, positioning it as an attractive destination for data center investment.

Mah Sing is also exploring a 42-acre site in Meridin East, Johor Bahru, for a potential 300MW power capacity data center, reinforcing its commitment to high-growth digital assets.  

Southville City: A Prime Location for Data Centers

Southville City, a 428-acre integrated freehold township, is poised to become a preferred destination for data centers. With reliable power supply, water, and fiber connectivity, Southville City is ideally situated for data centers. It can potentially form a strategic triangle of data center hubs with Cyberjaya and Bukit Jalil which are both located approximately 20km from Southville City.

Southville City’s strategic position within Bangi, the Knowledge Hub of Selangor, ensures a steady supply of skilled talent from nearby government training centers and educational institutions, facilitating the smooth integration of new data center initiatives and businesses into a thriving ecosystem. Southville City offers excellent connectivity with direct access to the North-South Expressway and proximity to Kuala Lumpur and mature neighborhoods like Kajang and Putrajaya. This vibrant real estate landscape underscores Southville City’s potential as a hub for high-tech infrastructure, meeting the evolving demands of the digital era.

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
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Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

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“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

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“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

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“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

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