"Competitiveness"

#13004065

19 November 2025

The exterior view of the Startup Cube is operated by Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The building houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a diverse range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004066

19 November 2025

Time-lapse images show the transformation of the ''History of Campus'' mountain park area on Gangwon National University's Chuncheon Campus from 2017 to 2023. What starts as a barren hillside develops into a popular campus green space with walking trails, rest areas, and artistic installations, in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004067

19 November 2025

Noh Beom-sik, director of the New Materials Center at Gangwon Technopark's Global Business Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's operations at the facility in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The New Materials Center serves as a key institution for fostering Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry, providing startup incubation, research analysis, prototype production support, and venture factory leasing, while expanding into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004069

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004071

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004072

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004074

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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#13004076

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot isostatic press (HIP, AIP36-72-29H), manufactured by American Isostatic Presses (AIP), to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment, valued at approximately 5.5 billion won (about $3.75 million), applies uniform pressure using inert gas in a high-temperature environment to produce near-theoretical-density ceramic materials and components with minimal deformation. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that cannot afford to own it independently.

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#13004077

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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#13004078

19 November 2025

Foreign correspondents visit the headquarters of Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS), located adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. Originally incubated with support from Gangwon Technopark, Hass grows into an independent success story with its own building nearby and now develops and manufactures dental prosthetic materials, including glass ceramics and zirconia, for global markets.

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#13004079

19 November 2025

Hong Young-pyo, managing director and head of production at Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS), briefs foreign correspondents on the company and its dental prosthetic materials at the firm's headquarters and factory adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004080

19 November 2025

Hong Young-pyo, managing director and head of production at Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS), briefs foreign correspondents on the company and its dental prosthetic materials at the firm's headquarters and factory adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004081

19 November 2025

A staff member at Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS) briefs foreign correspondents on the company and its dental prosthetic materials at the firm's headquarters and factory adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004082

19 November 2025

A staff member at Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS) briefs foreign correspondents on the company and its dental prosthetic materials at the firm's headquarters and factory adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004083

19 November 2025

A staff member at Hass Co., Ltd. (HASS) briefs foreign correspondents on the company and its dental prosthetic materials at the firm's headquarters and factory adjacent to Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004084

19 November 2025

Foreign correspondents visit MiCo Ceramics in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MiCo Ceramics, a leading young enterprise in Gangneung, pioneers the localization of core functional ceramic components like Ceramic Heaters and ESCs (Electrostatic Chucks) used in the semiconductor manufacturing process, and continuously expands its production capacity.

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