Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea for the first time in fifteen years to announce major collaborations with leading Korean technology companies, including Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK Group, and Naver.
During this weeks APEC Summit 2025, Nvidia and the South Korean government unveiled an expanded partnership aimed at strengthening the countrys artificial intelligence infrastructure and advancing physical AI capabilities. The deal comes shortly after the United States signed new technology agreements with Japan and South Korea to deepen cooperation on emerging technologies such as AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and 6G.
Under the agreement, South Korea will acquire more than 260,000 of Nvidias latest GPUs to meet rising AI demand. About 50,000 of these will support public projects, including domestic AI foundation models and a national AI data center. The remaining 200,000 GPUs will be distributed among major corporations such as Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and Naver to drive AI-based manufacturing and industry-specific model development.
