"Competitiveness"

#13004085

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, works near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company produces key functional ceramic components such as ceramic heaters and electrostatic chucks used in semiconductor manufacturing. It expands its capacity across multiple factories in the Gangneung Science Industrial Complex and is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, most of them in their 30s.

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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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#13004090

19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company 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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#13004091

19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company 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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#13004092

19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company 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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#13004093

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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#13004094

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025.

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#13004095

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025.

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#13004096

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 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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#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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