Facebook to build first Asian data centre in Singapore, investing over $1 billion

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook said on Thursday it will build its first data centre in Asia in Singapore, investing more than $1 billion.

"The 170,000 square metre data centre represents an investment of more than S$1.4 billion ($1 billion), and will support hundreds of jobs and form part of our growing presence in Singapore and across Asia," it said in a statement.

(Reporting by Fathin Ungku; Writing by John Geddie; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)