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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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#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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#12972255

9 November 2025

Kashmiri saffron farmers search for saffron in a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 09, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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#12972259

9 November 2025

Kashmiri saffron farmers search for saffron in a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 09, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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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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#12936693

2 November 2025

A squalid factory worker's residence stands adjacent to the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 14, 2024. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including for the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12936689

2 November 2025

A landfill site is located right next to the smelter area of the nickel factory owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 14, 2024. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12862642

15 October 2025

At least 16 people die after a fire erupts at a chemical warehouse and spreads to a nearby garment factory in the Shialbari area of Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The blaze burns for more than 24 hours and is yet to be brought under control.

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