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Greener Pastures: Samsung C&T Offers Support to Mongolia’s Developing Communities

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Mongolia is a land of contrasts. The Central Asian nation boasts both bustling modern cities and wild steppes. While some metropolitan parts of the country – such as the capital Ulaanbaatar – have undergone rapid changes in recent years, many of Mongolia’s rural provinces are relatively undeveloped. Smaller towns often lack the kind of infrastructure …

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Indispensable Materials Series Part 2: Why Cement Is the Backbone of the Modern World

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Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that will examine several key materials, looking at how these are being utilized by a variety of sectors, including the trading, technology and construction industries. Previously in this series, Samsung C&T Newsroom has explored the importance of copper in the modern world. …

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Smart Series Part 1: How Technology Is Changing the Modern Home

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Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that will examine the ways technological innovations such as smart devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), advanced software, drones and robotics are currently transforming the world of housing, construction, fashion and leisure. Imagine coming back home from a long day at …

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Room for Growth: Why Soil Quality Matters to Construction Professionals

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In a letter to state governors in 1937, then-United States President Franklin Roosevelt wrote, “Soil is our basic asset. The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” Without soil, humankind, which has built its cities in the stuff and fed generations of people with its fruits, would simply cease to be. But how much thought …

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An Underwater Trip Downtown? Samsung C&T Makes it Work with New Award-Winning Expressway in Singapore

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Traveling underwater along a school of fish might be a reality not too far away. The Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) is a 5.1-kilometer long expressway which includes a 420-meter tunnel running some 60 meters below sea level. Opened in December 2013, it links existing highways in both East and West Singapore to the new downtown …

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Samsung C&T Project Sites Win Quality & Safety Awards

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Samsung C&T (CEO: Chi Hun Choi) was recognized by governments and clients for its outstanding Quality & Safety performance on construction sites in Hong Kong and Singapore, said Samsung C&T on June 7, 2016. Samsung C&T’s Hong Kong metro project SCL C1109 was selected by the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (CIC) and Development Bureau …

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Heading for Harmony: Introducing Samsung C&T’s Four Elements

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Fifth-century BC physician Empodocles might not be the biggest name in philosophy, but his theory of the four Classical elements has permeated almost every aspect of modern life. His concept of a world comprising four component energies – earth, air, fire and water – has captured the imagination of poets, painters, scientists and spiritual thinkers …

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How Cable-stayed Bridges Are Connecting the World

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On October 11 2009, the Korean city of Incheon witnessed a quite incredible sight. Some 20,000 men and women ran along the newly constructed Incheon Bridge, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges on the planet. For the runners, the event was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Before the bridge’s construction, only one other roadway connected the mainland …

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