SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) - NVIDIA ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen

Huang plans to meet "global leaders and top Korean executives"

when he attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit

in South Korea this month, the U.S. AI chipmaker said in a

statement on Sunday.

"Huang will participate in activities to underscore

NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) work to advance technology and drive growth in Korea

and worldwide through AI, robotics, digital twins and autonomous

vehicles," Nvidia ( NVDA ) said, with providing details.

The CEO event from October 28 to 31 runs parallel to the

annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders' summit,

when heads of its 21 member countries will gather.

Huang is expected to meet with top executives at Korea's

Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) and SK Hynix ( HXSCF ), which

make memory chips used in AI data centers. Samsung declined to

comment, while SK Hynix ( HXSCF ) was not immediately available for

comment.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed he would

meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in two weeks in South

Korea and raised the possibility of reaching a trade deal at the

meeting.

China last month accused Nvidia ( NVDA ) of violating the country's

anti-monopoly law, the latest escalation in its trade war with

the United States that has claimed the chipmaker as collateral

damage.