Features

Samsung C&T to build mega solar power project in Qatar
September 27, 2022
With the climate crisis and the growing importance of energy security, investment in green power infrastructure is increasing. Solar energy is one of the most important renewable energy resources. In 2021, solar energy, together with wind, accounted for 10.3% of worldwide electrical generation. In 2021, 168 Gigawatts (GW) of new photovoltaic capacity was installed, bringing […]

Halloween meets Squid Game at Everland
September 21, 2022
Halloween is a time when people like to feel chills of fear and the hair standing up on the back of their necks from sudden frights. Every year around this time at Everland, Korea’s premier theme park run by Samsung C&T Resort Group, there is a Halloween festival to thrill and delight visitors young and […]

Rechargeable batteries: First use to full charge
September 20, 2022
With the rapid electrification of the world around us, we might overlook the way our portable and wireless devices get their power and how they are able to recharge. From smaller gadgets like Bluetooth earbuds and smartphones to larger ones such as electric vehicles and satellites, many of the products and objects we rely on […]

Men’s and women’s fashion friend AMI opens first flagship store in Korea
September 15, 2022
The French word for friend is “ami.” It is also the name of one of the world’s newest and fastest-growing fashion labels that makes fashion friendly again — AMI. Founded by and named after young French designer Alexandre Mattiussi, AMI has been growing and spreading around the world. Now it has opened its first flagship […]

Building bridges over water
September 8, 2022
Have you ever wondered how long the longest bridge in the world would be? The Guinness Book of World Records lists China’s Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge as the longest bridge in the world. It was completed in June 2011 and stretches for 164 kilometers. Bridges over rivers, lakes, streams and oceans can also be very long. […]

Shifting into gear with Shift G
September 6, 2022
New times call for new styles, and that means new fashions. Some clothing producers churn out new labels almost annually, but when a fashion house launches a brand only every few decades, it feels more significant. Such is the case with Samsung C&T Fashion Group’s creation of new menswear label Shift G. Shift G is […]

Thinking inside the box: Shipping standards
September 2, 2022
Following one enormous hurdle after another since the outbreak of COVID-19, supply chains have continued to face major challenges. At the center of many supply chain battles is the shipping container — of which there are over 20 million crossing the globe at any time. Supply disruptions have led to containers blocking up ports around […]

Baggy clothes just right for reading, studying and more
August 30, 2022
Sure, there are days when we want to look sharp and wear a figure-hugging dress or suit and strut stylishly down the streets. But there are also occasions when we just want to cocoon at home or in a café with a good book, wearing pajamas or the next best thing. It is this latter […]

Everland K-rose crowned king of kings in international rose competition in Japan
August 25, 2022
For the first time, a Korean rose has received the top prize in a global rose contest. The International Rose Competition in Gifu Prefecture in Honshu, Japan selected the Perfume Everscape, a rose developed at Everland, as the winner in four categories, including the Gold Medal, the highest award. Now in its 20th year, the Gifu International […]

3D printing brings innovation to building construction
August 24, 2022
Now is the time to construct buildings by printing! One of the most exciting new technological developments of the last two decades has been the invention and commercialization of 3D printing. Once the stuff of science fiction, it is now very real, and is being used in fields as diverse as biotechnology and manufacturing, and […]