Civic groups and politicians in North Jeolla Province are calling for major semiconductor projects planned near Seoul to be relocated to their region, reviving a long-running dispute over the location of Korea's next generation of chip facilities, including those whose construction is well underway.
The projects include SK Hynix’s semiconductor cluster and the Samsung Electronics-led national semiconductor industrial complex, both located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
Campaigners argue that the southwestern region's renewable energy resources should not be diverted to already well-developed areas. Instead, local leaders say at least some of the facilities should be relocated to Saemangeum, North Jeolla Pro
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