President Lee Jae-myung inspected the Samsung Onyang Campus construction site in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, and reviewed the investment progress and implementation status of the Chungcheong Region Mega Project.
President Lee Jae-myung held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Samsung Electronics Onyang Campus construction site in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. On the same day, he chaired the 4th public-private joint inspection meeting for the "Chungcheong Region Mega Project" and confirmed progress on major investment projects in the region. Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong also attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
Plans were presented to build an advanced packaging plant costing approximately 6 trillion won at the Onyang Campus, followed by advanced equipment investments of approximately 40 trillion won. In the Chungcheong region, an advanced strategic industries investment plan worth approximately 392 trillion won was announced in July this year, and progress toward the groundbreaking stage was reported.
The president explained that the investment benefits would extend across the entire region and also referred to progress on a memory and advanced packaging plant in Cheongju, an artificial intelligence data center in Dangjin and a biopharmaceutical production facility in Osong. He praised the implementation capabilities of local governments and indicated that the central and local governments would take responsibility for supporting the development of core infrastructure.
The inspection meeting discussed support for the rapid implementation of investments, expanding the role of small and medium-sized enterprises, and resolving permitting, electricity and industrial water issues for investing companies. These measures are managed by the Chungcheong Public-Private Joint Implementation TF, and the progress of future investments is expected to attract attention.