Amazon announced the launch of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region on Thursday, along with plans to invest more than $5 billion to support the construction, connection ...

Amazon plans to invest more than $5 billion in Taiwan to support the new Region SEATTLE -- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region.

By Tracy Qu Amazon plans to invest over $5 billion in a cluster of data centers in Taiwan. The investment will support the launch of a new cloud services region on the island.

This will help ensure that Taiwan-based AWS customers who want to keep their content onshore can do so. As part of its long-term commitment, Amazon is planning to invest more than $5 billion to ...