Will Nvidia's Huang have samgyeopsal summit in Korea? The Kospi's betting on it.

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The episode discusses the potential for a new meeting between Nvidia's CEO and top Korean business leaders, speculating on its impact on the stock market.

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong, Park Eun-jee, Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. The now-famous "Kkanbu meeting" — a casual gathering of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung at a chicken joint last October — may soon get a sequel. As Huang prepares for another Korea visit this week, local media are already speculating about a " samgyeopsal meeting" on Friday, with reports pointing to a pork belly restaurant in Seoul's trendy Seongsu district as a possible venue. This time, the companions are expected to be Hyundai's Chung, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Koo Kwang-mo, Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin and Doosan Chairman Park Jeong-won, prompting the shares of the companies to shoot up on Monday. Samsung's Lee is highly likely to be absent this time, as the gathering overlaps with an overseas trip. The visit will follow Nvidia's GTC conference in Taipei, Taiwan, alongside the Computex 2026 trade show, where he unveiled new products and platforms, including the Vera Rubin architecture and the Vera CPU designed for AI agents. SK's Chey participated in the conference as the group's…

Topics covered

• Nvidia
• business meetings
• Korean economy
• technology
• stock market

Keywords

• Nvidia
• Jensen Huang
• Kkanbu meeting
• Korean stock market
• business leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, SK, LG Group, Naver, Doosan

Places: Seoul, Taipei

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