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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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#13004106

19 November 2025

Pre-registered participants receive tickets at the 2025 Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival experience zone at Jinbu Civic Sports Park in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. For 68,000 won, visitors can make and take home 10 kilograms of kimchi, with festival assistants guiding those unfamiliar with the process. Launched in 2014, the festival promotes the quality of Pyeongchang's highland cabbage, preserves the UNESCO-listed kimjang tradition, and supports local farmers. Residents actively participate during the festival, creating jobs, and this year the event achieves record attendance with 60,000 visitors and 3 billion won in revenue.

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#13004114

19 November 2025

Pre-registered participants make kimchi using salted cabbage and seasoning at the 2025 Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival experience zone at Jinbu Civic Sports Park in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. For 68,000 won, visitors make and take home 10 kilograms of kimchi, with festival assistants guiding those unfamiliar with the process. Launched in 2014, the festival promotes the quality of Pyeongchang's highland cabbage, preserves the UNESCO-listed kimjang tradition, and supports local farmers. Residents actively participate, creating jobs, and this year the event reaches record attendance with 60,000 visitors and 3 billion won in revenue. Kimjang, a traditional Korean practice held in late autumn, involves preparing large quantities of kimchi for the winter and embodies a communal culture where neighbors share labor and strengthen social bonds

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#13004125

19 November 2025

Event staff prepare boxes for packaging freshly made kimchi at the 2025 Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival experience zone at Jinbu Civic Sports Park in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. For 68,000 won, visitors make and take home 10 kilograms of kimchi, with festival assistants guiding those unfamiliar with the process. Launched in 2014, the festival promotes the quality of Pyeongchang's highland cabbage, preserves the UNESCO-listed kimjang tradition, and supports local farmers. Residents actively participate, creating jobs, and this year the event reaches record attendance with 60,000 visitors and 3 billion won in revenue. Kimjang, held in late autumn, is a traditional Korean practice of preparing large quantities of kimchi for winter and embodies a communal culture where neighbors share labor and strengthen social bonds.

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#13004115

19 November 2025

Pre-registered participants make kimchi using salted cabbage and seasoning at the 2025 Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival experience zone at Jinbu Civic Sports Park in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. For 68,000 won, visitors make and take home 10 kilograms of kimchi, with festival assistants guiding those unfamiliar with the process. Launched in 2014, the festival promotes the quality of Pyeongchang's highland cabbage, preserves the UNESCO-listed kimjang tradition, and supports local farmers. Residents actively participate, creating jobs, and this year the event reaches record attendance with 60,000 visitors and 3 billion won in revenue. Kimjang, a traditional Korean practice held in late autumn, involves preparing large quantities of kimchi for the winter and embodies a communal culture where neighbors share labor and strengthen social bonds

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#12978721

11 November 2025

A food courier wears a bright blue jacket and a large Deliveroo backpack and rides a bicycle through a brightly lit underpass or pedestrian tunnel in Venice Mestre, Italy, on November 11, 2021.

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