{"slug": "korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region", "title": "Korea to invest $585 bil. to build semiconductor complex in southwestern region", "summary": "South Korea announced a 800 trillion won ($585 billion) investment to build a semiconductor complex in the southwestern region, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. The government also plans AI data centers with 550 trillion won from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, aiming to boost AI-driven industrial transformation and balanced regional development.", "body_md": "Korea's chipmakers — Samsung Electronics and SK hynix — and the government will invest 800 trillion won ($585 billion) to establish a semiconductor complex in the country's southwestern region, the government announced Monday. The government also unveiled plans to build AI data centers in the region, backed by 550 trillion won in investment from SK Group, GS Group and Naver. The project will initially provide 8.4 gigawatts of capacity, with a long-term goal of expanding it to 18.4 gigawatts by 2035. The announcement came as part of the government's three flagship megaprojects focusing on semiconductors, physical artificial intelligence (AI) and AI data centers, aimed at accelerating the country's AI-driven industrial transformation. The projects are also intended to promote high-tech investment across the country's southwestern, central and southeastern regions as part of a broader push for balanced regional development.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-29 05:57:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-29 05:58:24.232063+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Samsung Electronics", "SK hynix", "SK Group", "GS Group", "Naver"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region.jsonld"}}