[Samsung Group Chairman Lee Jae-yong states plans to make Gwangju a chip production base] According to Jinse Finance, on June 29, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Jae-yong stated plans to make Gwangju a chip production base, with plans to build an HBM factory in Chungcheong; plans to invest in batteries in Ulsan and set up a substrate project in Busan; robot project investments will be located in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, and investments in the biotechnology sector will be concentrated in Incheon, South Korea.