South Korea’s presidential office said Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will
unveil major investment plans at a chair meeting by President Lee Jae-myung on
Monday. The announcement will be made at a Blue House briefing at 1400 KST (1300
Beijing) outlining one of three government “super projects” to promote regional
balance; the plan is being driven by the ministries of trade, science, transport
and energy. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group chairman Chey
Tae-won will attend. Market observers expect the two chipmakers to invest more
than 1,000 trillion won over the next decade (about $650 billion), potentially
including a semiconductor cluster in the southwest Honam region.