SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will invest at least US$18.6bil in South Korea to extend its lead in memory chips and next-generation smartphone displays, in a plan that promises to create almost half a million jobs.
The investment underscores Samsung’s determination to widen its lead in memory chips, which are expected to propel Asia’s third most-valuable company to record profit this year.
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