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Samsung C&T announced today that it and Japanese developer Marubeni Corporation have been awarded the Fujairah F3 Combined Cycle Power Plant contract from the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, signaling a bright year ahead for the company in 2020. A computer rendering overlaid on a satellite view shows how the Fujairah combined cycle power plant […]

Sustainability is living up to its billing as a key word for 2020, as brands across the fashion industry are finding innovative ways to use eco-friendly materials. Designer Sebastian de Neubourg’s w.r.yuma label, for example, has been able to 3D print sunglasses out of plastic waste. Fellow designer Stella McCartney is also a fan of recycling plastic in addition to […]

Turning 20 is especially significant this year, as the century turns 20 as well. If you’re turning 20 this year that means you were born in the 2000s and the boring old number 19 is not going to be part of your life any longer. Everland recognizes the significance of this new generation growing up […]

Valentine’s Day, that day of romance and confessions of love, is almost upon us. It’s time to think about how you want to show your loved one how you feel about them. Here are some new Valentine’s Day gift ideas, both of the edible and inedible variety, with original twists on eternal concepts. Check out […]

The start of a new decade has got many of us resolving to become fitter, healthier, and happier. But what about our planet? As the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25 showed last month, much needs to be done to get global warming under control. If we are to limit greenhouse gas emissions to the level targeted by […]

There’s nothing better to stave off the shrinking, heavy feeling that winter gives you than sinking into the inviting warmth of a spa. Especially if you can still feel the nippy cold at the same time, nothing beats the refreshment and relaxation of warm waters. And there is nowhere better to get that sublime experience […]

When it comes to air pollution, the world seems to be coming together like never before to solve the problem. And the good news is, cleaning our air also means making progress in the battle against climate change – a point that was underscored at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. It’s important to know what we’re targeting here […]

The construction by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group of a 32-story (26 floors aboveground, 6 below) building on Yeouido, the island in the Han River dubbed Korea’s financial capital, has now entered its final phase. When completed in August this year, this building is set to become the new headquarters of KB Kookmin Bank, […]

The economy is expected to recover slightly this year, but fashion firms will find it hard to achieve positive results if they fail to properly respond in ways that match the changing outlook of consumers. This is the view of the director of the Samsung Fashion Institute (SFI), Lim Ji-yeon, who predicts that 2020 will […]

Samsung C&T posted KRW 30.8tn in revenue and KRW 867bn in operating profit for FY 2019. It also posted KRW 7.7tn in Q4 2019 revenue and KRW 325bn in Q4 2019 operating profit, continuing the upward trend in quarterly performance. Efforts to improve financial structure, leading to a reduction total debt by 24.3% to KRW […]