ANWAR TO MEET NVIDIA'S JENSEN HUANG ON AI DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA ON SIDELINES OF AELM

From Nor Baizura Basri

GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to meet Nvidia president and chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) development in Malaysia on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM), which kicks off today.

Huang, who is expected to arrive in Gyeongju this morning, will meet Anwar together with YTL Power International Bhd managing director Datuk Seri Yeoh Seok Hong. Both Huang and Yeoh will be expected to update the prime minister on the progress of the development of the RM10 billion AI infrastructure project in Malaysia, which was signed by both companies in July this year.

Earlier in the morning, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will welcome all the APEC economic leaders, including Anwar, followed by a photo session between the two leaders.

The prime minister is scheduled to deliver Malaysia's intervention during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Dialogue with Guests event, with a focus on the importance of inclusiveness in strengthening supply chains, digital economic development and regional cooperation for sustainable development.

After lunch, he will be meeting with the US APEC Business Coalition, followed by separate one-on-one meetings with Namhae Chemical Corp and JS Link.

Namhae Chemical, which is one of the largest fertiliser manufacturers, produces more than 50 per cent of Korean agricultural fertilisers. JS Link is a genome-based biotechnology company, focusing on the research and development of genome analysis services in South Korea and internationally.

Anwar will then attend the APEC Economic Leaders' dinner before wrapping up the day with an exit press conference.

Malaysia is among the 12 founding members of APEC, together with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Currently, APEC comprises 21 economies and is home to close to three billion people. It made up 62 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) and 48 per cent of world trade in 2021.

-- BERNAMA