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Lee calls for strategic investment in future industries to secure global leadership

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for large-scale strategic investments in future industries, including small modular reactors (SMRs), renewable energy and aerospace, reaffirming his commitment to advancing Korea's industrial prowess. The president made the call at a Cabinet meeting in the central administrative city of Sejong, emphasizing efforts to identify additional "seeds for future…

Lee calls for strategic investment in future industries to secure global leadership

President Lee Jae Myung urged significant strategic investments in emerging industries, such as small modular reactors, renewable energy, and aerospace, during a cabinet meeting in the central administrative city of Sejong. He highlighted SMRs, renewable energy, quantum computing, aerospace, and advanced biology as sectors that will shape future global leadership.

Lee stressed that investments in these areas should be as thorough and intense as those made in megaprojects related to semiconductors and AI facilities. He advocated for balanced regional development and the nurturing of advanced industries to create an irreplaceable Korea, working alongside the nation's people.

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