"self-transformation"

#13004099

19 November 2025

A self-driving shuttle operated by Lotte Innovate, the first in South Korea approved to run at 40 kilometers per hour, is seen during a test run in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The city's Urban Information Center conducts autonomous vehicle trials ahead of the ITS World Congress.

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#13004100

19 November 2025

A self-driving shuttle operated by Lotte Innovate, the first in South Korea approved to run at 40 kilometers per hour, is seen during a test run in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The city's Urban Information Center conducts autonomous vehicle trials ahead of the ITS World Congress.

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#13004058

19 November 2025

Chae Seung-bok, head of the Press Support Team at the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Public Relations Office, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry development initiatives at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004059

19 November 2025

Kim Sang-woo, head of the Bio-Health Policy Team at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province's Bio-Health Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry promotion efforts and its vision to establish Gangwon as a new hub for South Korea's advanced bio industry, at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004097

19 November 2025

ShinHyuk Yim, director for the ITS Division of Gangneung City, speaks about the upcoming ITS World Congress in front of the Urban Information Center at Gangneung City Hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The event, set for October 2026 in the city, is known as the ''Olympics of global transportation,'' bringing together advanced intelligent transport systems technologies and policies from around the world.

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#13004098

19 November 2025

ShinHyuk Yim, director for the ITS Division of Gangneung City, speaks about the upcoming ITS World Congress in front of the Urban Information Center at Gangneung City Hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The event, set for October 2026 in the city, is known as the ''Olympics of global transportation,'' bringing together advanced intelligent transport systems technologies and policies from around the world.

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#13004062

19 November 2025

An aerial view shows the Startup Cube at Gangwon National University's Baekryeong Campus in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The facility houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, offering coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a wide range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004064

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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#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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#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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#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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#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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