(Telecompaper) Aliyun, Alibaba's cloud-computing division, has opened its first overseas data centre in Silicon Valley, with the goal of serving clients globally. The centre will initially target Chinese enterprises based in the US with the plan to gradually expand products and services to international clients in the second half. Aliyun has existing data centres in Hangzhou, Qingdao, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The new data centre will initially provide a variety of cloud computing services that are expected to attract overseas Chinese businesses as they develop various kinds of applications. US businesses will also be sought as Aliyun learns more about the needs of overseas companies.