{
  "id": 6544479,
  "title": "Singapore's Sembcorp gets 4.5 ha in Ho Chi Minh City for $480M data center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/singapores-sembcorp-gets-4-5-ha-in-ho-chi-minh-city-for-480m-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:05:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/singapore-s-sembcorp-gets-4-5-ha-in-ho-chi-minh-city-for-480m-data-center-5118585.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sembcorp Development, a Singapore-based subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, has secured a 4.5-hectare plot in Ho Chi Minh City for a new data center, paying a total of US$480.26 million. The land, located at lot T9 in Tang Nhon Phu Ward, fronts La Xuan Oai Street and roads D4 and D7. Starmason, the developer, will pay the land rent in a single lump sum and is exempt from rent for the duration of the project, provided it meets the incentive conditions. The city has limited the land use to the stated purpose, requiring Starmason to secure funding and meet the construction timeline. Failure to comply could result in repaying the waived rent and facing penalties. Starmason, established in November 2025, is a joint venture between Singapore's Sembcorp Development and Vietnamese partner BB Holdings. The data center is designed to initially handle a 60 MW IT load, with potential expansion to 90 MW, catering to AI, cloud computing, big data processing, high-performance computing, and digital infrastructure services. The building will be constructed in phases to Uptime Institute Tier III standards, with the goal of reaching Tier IV.",
  "summary": "Ho Chi Minh City has leased nearly 4.5 hectares in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park to Starmason JSC to build a hyperscale data center, under a land use term running to 2076.",
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        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Singapore's Sembcorp gets 4.5-ha land in Ho Chi Minh City for $480M data center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/singapores-sembcorp-gets-4-5-ha-land-in-ho-chi-minh-city-for-480m",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:05:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}