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South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan
It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.
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The korea Herald News
· Jul 5, 2026
[Yoo Choon-sik] Korea’s trillion-dollar AI push meets skepticism
Buoyed by soaring prices of high-performance semiconductors for the AI industry that the country exports, the South Korean government early last week unveiled medium- to long-term investment plans totaling some 1 trillion. But the announcement failed to win much enthusiasm from financial markets or overseas industry circles amid suspicion that political motives overwhelmed economic logic. Flanked by the heads of two of the world’s three largest producers of AI memory chips, President Lee Jae My
The Next Web
· Jun 29, 2026
South Korea bets $880bn to win the AI era
South Korea has placed its biggest bet yet on the AI era. The plan commits at least 880bn over a decade to chips, data centres and robots. It is the boldest South Korea AI investment to date, and the government says speed is now the only way to survive. President Lee Jae Myung unveiled the [] This story continues at The Next Web
The Motley Fool
· Jul 6, 2026
Better Chip Stock: Intel Versus Taiwan Semiconductor
Intel has a lot of ground to make up on Taiwan Semiconductor.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 29, 2026
South Korea unveils US$576 billion megaprojects to dominate global AI, chip market
South Korea rolled out sweeping chip and AI megaprojects on Monday, as President Lee Jae Myung pledged to cement overwhelming industry leadership with investments worth more than US576 billion over several years. The announcement marks Lee’s boldest push yet to align South Korea’s AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities and revive economies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area. Lee was joined by the leaders of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world’s two...
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Related coverage for "South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan": The korea Herald News — [Yoo Choon-sik] Korea’s trillion-dollar AI push meets skepticism. The Next Web — South Korea bets $880bn to win the AI era. The Motley Fool — Better Chip Stock: Intel Versus Taiwan Semiconductor. South China Morning Post — South Korea unveils US$576 billion megaprojects to dominate global AI, chip market