THAILAND APPROVES $29B INVESTMENT PACKAGE LED BY TIKTOK
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Thailand has cleared 958 billion baht ($29 billion) in investment projects, with TikTok System (Thailand) Co.'s data infrastructure expansion leading the portfolio. The approvals reflect Thailand's strategy to establish itself as a regional artificial intelligence and cloud services hub.
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