"Foreign Competition"

#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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#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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#13004086

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004087

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004088

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004089

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed High Dielectric Constant ESC at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#12951638

5 November 2025

A man walks along a street past modern residential apartment buildings in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. The area shows typical urban housing conditions contributing to the ongoing rising rents and housing crisis.

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#12949140

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12949142

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12949144

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12949146

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12949147

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12949148

4 November 2025

The facades of mid-rise residential apartment buildings line a busy street in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. Due to high demand, rising rents intensify the housing crisis in the city.

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#12925772

30 October 2025

Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban does a doorstep press briefing after the end of the European Council Summit, the EU leaders meeting at the EU headquarters. The Hungarian PM answers questions from journalists of international media and press. Among the discussed topics of the summit were European defense, support to Ukraine, the Middle East, migration, housing and competitiveness. Brussels, Belgium on October 23, 2025

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