How South Korea's silicon belt is changing its society
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SUNG MIN KIM: (Through interpreter) The Dongtan commercial district has a significantly higher proportion of young newlyweds who work for large corporations compared to other regions. We can see that there is a large population working for nearby semiconductor companies.

KUHN: Many silicon-collar employees live and work here for Samsung and SK Hynix. Together, the firms control about 80% of the world's high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI. In the first three months of this year, global chip demand pushed Samsung's profits up by 756%, and unionized Samsung workers wanted a cut of it.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Shouting in Korean).

(CHEERING)

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