Samsung-Not Korea: Minister Kim Jung-kwan Inspects Gwangju Chip Site, HD Hyundai Samho

Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, inspected Gwangju Military Airport and HD Hyundai Samho's Yeongam shipyard on October 12, according to etnews.com. The visit was the first stop of the ministry's "5 Polar 3 Special" regional on-site tour.

The Gwangju Military Airport site was examined as a candidate location for a semiconductor industrial complex in the southwest region. At HD Hyundai Samho, HD Hyundai Samho and Daean Industry signed a large-scale agreement to invest a total of 400 billion won to build an AI autonomous shipyard lighthouse factory.

A strategy meeting at the shipyard announced the "Together Growing Shipbuilding M.AX Three Flagship Projects" and the "First Basic Plan for Development and Commercialization of Autonomous Ships (2026-2035)".

Regional Tour Continues

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy plans to visit the Gangwon region on the 14th and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region on the 28th.

On October 9, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won visited the Gwangju Military Airport site and said he would build as fast as possible when conditions allow. The southwest region semiconductor project aims to foster a renewable energy-based semiconductor and AI cluster, and the government designated the southwest region as the first on-site visit destination under the "5 Polar 3 Special" regional growth strategy.