By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-05-08 07:07:00
May 8 (Reuters) – A firm linked to Thailand’s national AI initiative is suspected of helping smuggle billions of dollars’ worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Alibaba Group Holding is among the end customers, the report added.
In March, U.S. prosecutors in a criminal case said co-founder Liaw directed an unnamed Southeast Asian company to buy servers equipped with Nvidia’s chips, and that the firm bought $2.5 billion of servers in 2024 and 2025.
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The unnamed Southeast Asian firm referred to by prosecutors as “Company-1” is Bangkok-based OBON Corp., Bloomberg said, citing the sources.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)