South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C), Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (L) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (R) attend a briefing announcement of public-private collaboration projects at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 29, 2026. South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (R) bow to each other as SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) looks on after a briefing announcement of public-private collaboration projects at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 29, 2026. South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C), Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (L) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (R) attend the briefing announcement of public-private collaboration projects at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 29, 2026. South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C), Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (R) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) hold hands after a briefing announcement of public-private collaboration projects at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 29, 2026. South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C), Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (R) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) pose as they attend a briefing announcement of public-private collaboration projects at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 29, 2026. South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Ferries transport passengers and vehicles across the Mekong River in Phnom Penh on June 29, 2026. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP via Getty Images)

A ferry transports passengers and vehicles across the Mekong River in Phnom Penh on June 29, 2026. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) France's Government Spokesperson and junior Minister for Energy and Digital economy Maud Bregeon delivers a speech during a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris on June 10, 2026. Maud Bregeon announced on June 29, 2026 that she would support former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe's (Horizons) presidential bid and would attend his rally scheduled for Sunday in Paris. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)