Samsung will unveil on the 29th at the Blue House a KRW 1,000 trillion (about
$650 billion) investment blueprint over the next decade for semiconductors, AI
data centers, secondary batteries and displays — a package Samsung says
consolidates planned capex across its core businesses and equals roughly half of
South Korea’s GDP. Samsung is considering about KRW 300 trillion for
semiconductor fabs in the Gwangju–Jeollanam‑do area, aligned with the
government’s plan for a second southwestern semiconductor cluster; Samsung
Electronics chairman Lee Jae‑yong conveyed the proposal to President Lee after a
meeting on the 25th.