Korea bets trillions on AI and chips to lead the tech race

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South Korea unveiled a multi-year, over-$1-trillion plan to lead AI and chip development, with Samsung and SK Hynix committing hundreds of billions to build new chip fabs, large-scale data-centre projects, and regional clusters, aiming to boost capacity by 2035 while balancing regional growth amid political scrutiny.
- South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive Al Jazeera
- Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576 billion AI-chip drive to cement global leadership Reuters
- Samsung and SK Hynix are building $520 billion worth of new chip plants in South Korea qz.com
- South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan BBC
- South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix investing in AI, semiconductor mega-projects CNBC
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