Under the tightly packed streets of Singapore lies a subway system that connects a population of 5.6 million on the island-city every day. The sprawling underground network is expanding, with additional legs being added here and there. Digging tunnels for trains and platforms underground is by no means simple. The potential of disrupting the foundation …
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If you were able to run your finger along the western coastline of the African continent top to bottom, at some point in the middle, you would feel a tiny but sharp protrusion. That would be Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The city opens up to the vast Atlantic Ocean, making it an attractive entry …
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This is the second installment in a series of articles profiling the people and the businesses at Samsung C&T’s branch offices around the world. The following story focuses on Samsung C&T’s office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please refer to Part 1 for information about Samsung C&T’s office in Milano, Italy. Established in 1979, Samsung C&T Malaysia, …
Localization, Diversity and Open Communication Underpin Business in Kuala Lumpur Read More »
Trying to stay cool in the summer is difficult enough, but accomplishing that while looking work appropriate comes with a completely different set of challenges. If you’re trying to put together a cool summer wardrobe that will get you up to speed on the latest trends, we have a breezy lineup perfect for the weeks …
Outfit of the Day: Cool Summer Wardrobe for the Office Read More »
Samsung C&T’s residential apartment brand, Raemian, once again, received the highest score in the apartment category of the latest National Consumer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey. This marks Raemian’s twentieth consecutive finish as the highest scoring brand in NCSI’s apartment category from 1998 to 2017. No other company in South Korea’s construction industry has even come …
Raemian: Twenty Consecutive Years of Unsurpassed Consumer Satisfaction Read More »
Just 15 kilometers away from the downtown area of India’s largest city Mumbai is the suburban community of Bhandup. It’s one of the oldest suburbs of the sprawling financial hub and well connected with the city through a dense web of roads. Bhandup is also home to the school Shri Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, one of …
From Classrooms to Homes: Building a Better Future Read More »
Modern technology has increased both the speed of information and the intensity of stimulation, which has driven the need to explore new, more engaging ways for youngsters to learn. And today’s children are learning in very different ways than even a generation ago. With roots tracing back to popular children’s television shows like Sesame Street, Edutainment …
Samsung C&T Utilizes Edutainment to Raise Safety Awareness Read More »
Encapsulating urban interactions, reinterpreting Korea’s traditional hanbok, and uncovering the charm of imperfection. These are some of the bedrock concepts behind the top designs celebrated at the inaugural sfdf awards held back in June. From Big to Small The competition is a spinoff of the Samsung Fashion & Design Fund (SFDF) awards but smaller in scale and more versatile, denoted …
Inaugural sfdf Awards: Smaller but No Less Promising Read More »
If there’s one thing you can bank on in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province this July to August, it’s the sunshine. With longer daylight hours, t-shirt weather and blue skies galore, if you’re in or around the Korean capital for summer 2017, it’s time to get out there and soak up some Vitamin D. …
With humidity levels soaring, do you find yourself constantly peeling your shirt off your back? Instead of getting drenched in sweat, how about cooling off at one of the festivals making a splash near you? Whether you’re the type to dip your toes in the water at the beach or cannonball straight into the pool, …
