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Lee pushes to speed up chip cluster projects
Lee pushes to speed up chip cluster projects SEOUL, August 10 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung on Monday urged officials to speed up large-scale artificial intelligence (AI)-related investment initiatives to build a massive semiconductor cluster and related infrastructure in regional areas including South Jeolla Province. Lee made the remarks at a meeting to assess progress on the mega projects unveiled in June, under which Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have pledged a combined 800 trillion won (US$570 billion) in investm August 10, 2026