The plan, anchored by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, marks Lee's boldest push yet to align South Korea's AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow domestic regional disparities and revive economies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area.

South Korea will unveil a reported $649 billion investment plan spanning chips, AI data centers and physical AI, led by Samsung and SK Group.

Chip giants poised to announce as much as 2,000 trillion won (S$1.7 trillion) in fresh investments over a ten year period. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…