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South Korea's Lee to visit South America and Germany, attend AI summit in US

Lee will seek partnerships on memory chips, GPU infrastructure and generative AI as Korean firms meet top Silicon Valley executives.

  • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will embark on a diplomatic tour of San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Germany from July 24 to August 3, the presidential office announced on Wednesday.
  • In San Francisco, President Lee will attend an AI summit alongside meetings with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, joined by Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, and Hyundai Motor Executive Chair Euisun Chung.
  • President Lee will oversee an MOU ceremony formalizing long-term partnerships between South Korea's National Pension Service and executives from six top venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and Sequoia Capital.
  • Seeking to expand trade, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said South Korea will pursue fresh negotiations for the South Korean-Mercosur trade agreement and modernization of its free trade deal with Chile.
  • Abundant critical mineral reserves in South America position the region as central to Seoul's strategy for enhancing energy and food cooperation with South American leaders during the tour.
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Chile at the end of July on a tour of the region that will also include Brazil and Argentina. As detailed by the local chain KBS World, Lee will arrive in South America with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade and investment as well as expanding the presence ... Continue reading "President of South Korea will visit Chile to strengthen investments and modernize the FTA" The post …

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South Korea's Lee to visit South America and Germany, attend AI summit in US

South Korean President Lee ​Jae Myung will visit San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, ‌Argentina and Germany from July 24 to August 3, the presidential office said on Wednesday.

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