FPT and NAVER Cloud Form Strategic Alliance to Fuel AI Innovation Across Asia-Pacific and Beyond

HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2026--

Global ICT corporation FPT and NAVER Cloud, one of South Korea's largest technology companies, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their AI Factory business and market presence across Asia-Pacific and into global markets through joint technology development, AI service delivery, and commercialization initiatives.

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Under the partnership, FPT and NAVER Cloud will accelerate AI development and deployment on FPT AI Factory for enterprises in strategic markets across Asia-Pacific and around the world. The two companies will also work toward offering NAVER Cloud's hyperscale AI model, HyperCLOVA X, to FPT's enterprise customers through FPT AI Factory.

The two companies will conduct regular technical exchange programs to strengthen their forward deployed engineering (FDE) capabilities, involving FPT's engineers and teams from NAVER Cloud's Vietnam Development Center and headquarters. These joint teams will work directly with customers, from optimizing GPU infrastructure and inference performance to deploying AI agents in production.

Combining capabilities in high-performance GPU cloud, inference-ready models, and service operations in one, the collaboration empowers enterprises to deploy AI without the burden of building their own infrastructure, bringing AI solutions to market faster and driving innovation across their industries.

Mr. Le Hong Viet, CEO of FPT Smart Cloud, FPT Corporation, said: “FPT has invested in advancing our AI Cloud capabilities through AI Factory, supported by engineering teams with proven experience across multiple markets. We look forward to working with NAVER Cloud to bring AI models closer to enterprise customers and develop new ways for businesses across Asia-Pacific and beyond to adopt AI with confidence and turn innovation into real business value.”

Mr. Le Xuan Loc, FPT Korea Deputy Director & Chief Delivery Officer, FPT Corporation, said: "Enterprise AI increasingly requires infrastructure, models, and engineering capabilities to work together as one integrated foundation. As organizations scale AI across operations, products, and customer experiences, access to diverse AI technologies and specialized expertise is becoming increasingly important. Through our AI-first approach and the partnership with NAVER Cloud, we are expanding the capabilities available to customers to operationalize AI at scale and create measurable business impact.”

Mr. Yuwon Kim, CEO of NAVER Cloud, stated: "Through this collaboration with FPT, NAVER Cloud can now combine the AI technologies and experience it has built up with FPT's AI Factory and enterprise business capabilities. Building on both companies' technology and business strengths, we will go beyond Korea and Vietnam to address customers' diverse AI needs across the APAC market, and create a partnership that turns those efforts into real business results. "

This partnership aligns with FPT’s broader AI-first approach, enabled by its FleziPT end-to-end AI platform, CASAN AI maturity framework, AI Factories in Vietnam and Japan, and more than 30,000 AI-augmented engineers globally. Notably, FPT’s AI Factories in Japan and Vietnam ranked 36th and 38th, respectively, among the world’s most powerful supercomputing systems.

With the core philosophy of "Build Your Own AI," FPT AI Factory aims to make AI accessible and deployable for every organization. Powered by NVIDIA technologies, the platform currently provides an all-in-one AI Cloud platform to more than 18,000 AI developers and over 2,000 enterprises worldwide. The agreement with NAVER Cloud further expands FPT's global technology partner network and reinforces its AI Factory strategy in the region.

Since entering South Korea more than a decade ago, FPT has expanded its presence across the country's major business hubs, including Seoul, Daegu, and Pangyo. It has also become a trusted technology partner to leading enterprises such as LG Electronics, LG CNS, Shinhan Bank, and Shinsegae I&C, supporting digital transformation and AI innovation across the market.

About NAVER Cloud

NAVER Cloud, a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation, has been providing IT infrastructure and platform services since 1999. With over two decades of experience powering NAVER and its affiliates, NAVER Cloud offers its public cloud service, NAVER Cloud Platform, to support enterprise digital transformation with proven technology and operational excellence. NAVER is the world’s third company to develop a hyperscale Large Language Model (LLM), and NAVER Cloud leverages this advanced AI expertise to deliver end-to-end capabilities across the entire AI value chain — encompassing AI services, data, foundational AI infrastructure, supercomputing resources, cloud platforms, and data centers.

About FPT Corporation

FPT Corporation (FPT) is a globally leading Vietnam-headquartered technology and IT services provider, with operations spanning more than 30 countries and territories. Over more than three decades, FPT has consistently delivered impactful solutions to millions of individuals and tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. With a strong focus on mastering strategic technologies, FPT continues to drive innovation across industries. As an AI-first company, FPT is committed to elevating Vietnam’s position on the global tech map and delivering world-class AI-enabled solutions for global enterprises. FPT reported a total revenue of USD 2.66 billion (FY2025) and a workforce of over 44,000 employees across its core businesses.

Representatives of FPT and NAVER Cloud at the signing ceremony

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dan Campbell felt his team was teetering on the edge of a lost season after four shaky performances to start the year so the Detroit head coach dialed up the intensity for Week 5, putting in an ultra-aggressive game plan that featured the fearlessness he wanted to see.

The Lions rewarded him with their best game of the year.

Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jahmyr Gibbs added 151 yards rushing and two more scores and Detroit shook off a slow start by scoring on seven consecutive drives to roll past the Arizona Cardinals 45-21 on Sunday.

“The important thing is you go all in, no matter what you're going to do,” Campbell said. “And either it crumbles or they rise up, but you're going all in. You've got to push your chips all the way in and you've got to believe in it.

“So we did. We applied a little pressure and the players really responded.”

Detroit (3-2) scored three touchdowns on fourth down and the defense had a bounce-back performance, led by cornerback Roger McCreary, who had six passes defended while playing mostly man-to-man coverage. D.J. Wonnum had two sacks.

Gibbs barreled into the end zone on a 1-yard run in the second quarter and added a 3-yard TD run in the fourth, bouncing off the offensive line before reversing field and finding room to run. The three-time Pro Bowl selection has scored an NFL-record 58 touchdowns before his 25th birthday, passing Lions great Barry Sanders, who had 57.

“He's unbelievable, he really is,” Goff said. “We did a good job in the run game and still probably didn't do as well as we could. He made a lot of guys miss in the backfield and got a lot after the first touch. Gosh, he's electric.”

Jameson Williams had his first multi-TD receiving game, catching touchdowns for 8 and 39 yards.

Arizona (1-4) has lost nine straight home games, a streak that's lasted more than a year.

It was a disappointing, weird afternoon for the Cardinals, who finalized a trade to send receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Houston Texans in the middle of the first quarter. Harrison was one of the team's five inactives against the Lions and wasn't seen at the stadium.

The No. 4 overall pick in 2024 out of Ohio State has been a major disappointment in the desert and he had just five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown through four games this season.

But the non-Harrison version of the Cardinals wasn't any better Sunday.

Arizona took an early 7-0 lead after a 2-yard touchdown pass from Jacoby Brissett to tight end Teagan Quitoriano, but right about the time news of the Harrison deal started spreading, the momentum shifted.

Detroit scored three straight touchdowns and a field goal in the second quarter to take a 24-7 lead into halftime. Tight end Sam LaPorta caught the second of the three TDs, finding himself wide open for a 38-yard catch and run.

The Cardinals are giving up 37 points per game over their four-game losing streak, putting pressure on defensive coordinator Nick Rallis' job status. First-year Arizona coach Mike LaFleur didn't say if changes were imminent, but that he understands there are a lot of problems to fix.

“Anytime there's a blowout like this, it starts with coaching," LaFleur said.

Williams added a 39-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter on a perfectly-thrown ball by Goff, who completed 19 of 30 passes for 279 yards. The quarterback also ran for a 1-yard touchdown.

“Goff is just Goff,” Campbell said. “He's as good as they come.”

While the Lions were piling up points, the Cardinals had five straight three-and-out drives during the first half, gaining just 12 total yards. On the sixth drive, Brissett threw an interception that ended the second quarter.

It was a better performance by the Lions' defense, which came into Sunday giving up 31.8 points per game to rank No. 31 in the NFL.

Brissett completed 29 of 47 passes for 292 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He is 2-15 as the team's starter since taking over for Kyler Murray last season.

Quitoriano finished with two receiving touchdowns, adding a 13-yard catch in the third quarter. Trey McBride also had a 9-yard TD catch late in the fourth quarter.

Lions: LB Devin White (forearm) and KR/PR Tom Kennedy (knee) both left the game and didn't return. Campbell said that White would likely need surgery and would miss extended time.

Cardinals: S Wydett Williams Jr. (concussion) was hurt late in the first half.

Lions: Host Green Bay on Oct. 25.

Cardinals: At the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.

See AP’s full NFL coverage here

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) runs the ball against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) passes against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Lions cornerback D.J. Reed (4) tackles Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson (14) during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams (1) celebrates his touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)