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Samsung pulls its first Yongin chip plant forward to 2029
Samsung Electronics is moving to begin operations at the first chip plant in its Yongin cluster in 2029, one to two years earlier than planned, industry sources told Yonhap. The pull-forward lands inside a national build-out that already carries an 880bn commitment to chips, data centres and robots, and it follows a year in which every [] This story continues at The Next Web
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Investing.com
· Jul 13, 2026
Samsung moves chip plant opening in Yongin forward to 2029- Yonhap
Samsung moves chip plant opening in Yongin forward to 2029- Yonhap
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 12, 2026
Samsung to launch first Yongin Chip Plant in 2029
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Yonhap News Agency
· Jun 28, 2026
(LEAD) Samsung, SK hynix to unveil investment plans this week: presidential office
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. are set to ...
The korea Herald News
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Inside HD Hyundai Electric’s AI power push
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Reuters
· Jun 26, 2026
Samsung to unveil $648 billion South Korea investments: report
Samsung Group will announce on June 29 plans to invest $648 billion in South Korea over 10 years, including a potential $194 billion to build chip factories in the southwest of the country, a media report said. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #samsung #southkorea #chips Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3QBvJen 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en
Mashable
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Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22
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NDTV
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· Jul 8, 2026
Here’s everything you can expect to see at Samsung’s July 22 Galaxy Unpacked event
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· Jul 3, 2026
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Related coverage for "Samsung pulls its first Yongin chip plant forward to 2029": Investing.com — Samsung moves chip plant opening in Yongin forward to 2029- Yonhap. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Samsung to launch first Yongin Chip Plant in 2029. Yonhap News Agency — (LEAD) Samsung, SK hynix to unveil investment plans this week: presidential office. The korea Herald News — Inside HD Hyundai Electric’s AI power push. Reuters — Samsung to unveil $648 billion South Korea investments: report. Mashable — Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22. NDTV — Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Korean Variant Surfaces on Geekbench. Egyptian Gazette — Samsung Group details plans to invest $90b in S. Korea. Quartz — SK Hynix surpassed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company. The Next Web — Samsung details $90bn plan for South Korea’s Chungcheong region. CoinDesk — Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers. South China Morning Post — How South Korea’s AI megaprojects aim to ‘maintain edge’ over China, meet demand. Digital Trends — Here’s everything you can expect to see at Samsung’s July 22 Galaxy Unpacked event. The Hindu BusinessLine — PM Modi to inaugurate CG Semi’s OSAT facility at Sanand on Saturday