President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from R) shovels soil during a ceremony marking the launch of the Chungcheong region's portion of his administration's "megaprojects" initiative at Samsung Electronics Co.'s chip packaging plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, on Nov. 12, 2026, along with Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong (far R), South Chungcheong Gov. Park Soo-hyun (far L) and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan. The megaproject initiative, unveiled earlier this year, aims to build a semiconductor manufacturing cluster and invest in the development of data centers and physical artificial intelligence technologies in regional areas, promoting growth in both advanced industries and underdeveloped regions. (Yonhap)
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