BlockBeats news, on June 26, according to South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung Group will announce on the 29th at the Blue House an investment plan worth 100 quadrillion Korean won (approximately $6.5 trillion) in advanced industries. This is the largest investment ever announced by a Korean company, equivalent to half of South Korea's GDP.
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea will host a national report meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on the 29th. CEOs of major South Korean companies will attend the meeting to announce their respective companies’ investment plans in advanced industries in non-capital regions. Samsung’s proposed investment plan, amounting to trillions of Korean won, is a comprehensive blueprint combining investment strategies across its key business segments—including semiconductors, AI data centers, secondary batteries, and displays—over the next decade and beyond.
It is reported that on the 25th, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong conveyed the above investment plan to Lee Jae-myung during a meeting at the Blue House. Samsung is considering investing approximately 300 trillion won in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region to build semiconductor facilities, in line with the government’s policy to establish a second semiconductor cluster in the southwestern region.
