"A Signal That He'll Visit More Often?"... Chey Tae-won Follows a Gwangju Food Account

[Financial News] Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have announced semiconductor investment plans for Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City and the southwest region, drawing attention after it became known that SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won followed a social media account that introduces Gwangju restaurants.
On the 13th, a post titled "Chairman Chey Tae-won followed a Gwangju food Instagram account" appeared on the online community Acarive.
The post included a photo showing Chey adding the account, which introduces Gwangju restaurants, to his Instagram following list.
The news spread across online communities and social media, with users reacting by saying, "Is this a signal that he'll come more often?" "You can't resist Gwangju food," and "Gwangju restaurants should get ready to make a killing."
Meanwhile, at the "National Report Meeting on the Three Major Mega Projects for Korea's Great Leap Forward" held at Cheong Wa Dae on the 29th of last month, the government announced plans to build the country's second semiconductor production base in Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, following the Seoul metropolitan area. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix plan to invest a combined 800 trillion won to build four semiconductor memory fabs, two each. At the event, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong named Gwangju as a candidate site, while SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won pointed to the southwest region, saying each would invest 400 trillion won.
The following day, on the 30th, the "Southwest Region Advanced Industry Development Vision National Report Meeting" was held in Gwangju Metropolitan City, where detailed investment plans were unveiled.
At the meeting, President Lee Jae-myung referred to Lee and Chey and said, "It seemed they originally planned to finish the Yongin cluster, which is currently under construction, and then invest here in the next phase." He added, "So I told the two chairmen that semiconductor demand is surging so much that we should move forward at the same time." He also noted, "There are various disagreements, but what is clear is that this was a decision based on economic principles."
newssu@fnnews.com Kim Su-yeon Reporter