Last year, we introduced to you our Samsung Engineering affiliate’s annual event – Global Youth for the Environment Forum – organized for hundreds of children around the globe to discuss ways to save Mother Nature. This year, the event was made even more fruitful with the introduction of a number of interactive programs and activities at the Global Youth Eco-Leadership Summit. Now, please meet our future eco-leaders and find their... Continue reading

Park Chun-Hwa, who moved to Korea 13 years ago and has a family here in Korea, has recently got to visit her hometown in China for the first time in years. What made the visit even more special she accompanied K-Pop star group Super Junior, often referred to as the "Kings of the Hallyu, or Korean Wave"! Visiting hometowns – with stars! Park took an active part as the Chinese... Continue reading

February 6, 2014 was a historical day for a middle-aged couple who ran a small restaurant on Jeju, a resort island off Korea’s southern coast. On this day the couple reopened their restaurant after a complete make-over – with the help of experts from our affiliate Hotel Shilla including leading chefs and service managers from the food and beverage department. With the help of Hotel Shilla, the restaurant re-opened with... Continue reading

Hello Samsung Village readers! It’s me again, Soojin Min, a civil engineer at Samsung C&T’s Engineering and Construction Group, working at the company’s Son Duong Port project in Vietnam. Last time, I shared with you what kind of work is done at the site, and today, I’d like to share with you more fun stories on what our daily lives are like here! One big happy family! I work with... Continue reading

It's hard for some students living in remote areas – places far away from cities such as islands or mountain regions - to find various types of textbooks or learning materials. This might pose a barrier to students hoping to learn and study more, taking away whatever small opportunities they might have. Samsung Electronics' technology made it possible to overcome this hurdle with the help of smart school solution. Samsung... Continue reading

Hello Samsung Village readers! My name is Soojin Min, a civil engineer at Samsung C&T’s Engineering and Construction Group. It truly is a great pleasure to have a chance to share with you a little bit about my life in Vietnam. It’s already been more than a year and a half since I came to Vietnam on my first overseas assignment at the construction site of Son Duong Port, located... Continue reading

When you recall your childhood camping days, they probably involved sleeping bags, barbecue and a camp fire, with lots of fun-filled outdoor activities. With computers, books and tasks to solve, the Junior Software Camp held in Korea last month by Samsung Electronics was not like those typical camps. Still, it was full of the fun spirit as young campers played with their imagination and creativity to their hearts’ content! Future... Continue reading

Following the introduction of the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, Samsung Electronics announced the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S5, as well as the Gear Fit, the industry’s first curved, Super AMOLED wearable device. The new Galaxy S5 offers consumers a redefined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use, while the Gear Fit offers unmatched convenience of Samsung Gear technology with the most... Continue reading

Samsung Electronics introduced the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo designed to take the freedom, convenience and style of wearable technology to the next level. The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo offer consumers enhanced connectivity and a completely integrated approach for the most personal wearable experience. “Samsung continues to lead innovation in the wearable market by creating devices that are completely integrated into the lives of consumers... Continue reading

Samsung C&T was awarded an EPC contract to build two power plants for $1.37 billion in Algeria, by Sonelgaz Electricity Production Company (SPE), a subsidiary of the state-owned electricity and gas utility group Sonelgaz. Power facilities will be located in Mostaganem and Nama. The power station in Mostaganem will have an electricity generating capacity of 1,450MW and the one in Nama 1,163MW upon its completion. Bird's eye view of the... Continue reading

Last December, our Samsung Engineering affiliate hosted an opening ceremony for two libraries in Basrah, Iraq. Hundreds of people including regional officials, parents and students attended the event to celebrate the opening of the libraries, built and donated by Samsung Engineering under the company’s Hope Library program to promote education for local children. New libraries of hope welcomed Iraqi children with books for wisdom and knowledge! Named after the districts... Continue reading

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO), producer of electronics components, introduced the “Dynamic Pricing” electronic label this week at EuroShop, one of the biggest exhibitions in the retail industry. “Dynamic Pricing” is a technology that can immediately change product prices, enabling real-time monitoring of product prices for stores. This distinctive and comprehensive solution is based on a combination of low-power wireless communication technology with e-paper display technology. SEMCO is poised to expand its... Continue reading

Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. signed the Algeria Timimoun Field Development project worth $800 million USD with Groupement Timimoun (GTIM), a joint venture between Sonatrach, Total and Cepsa. The signing ceremony was held in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, with the attendance of Samsung Engineering’s President & CEO Mr. Park Choong-Heum and Sonatrach’s President & CEO Mr. Abdelhamid ZERGUINE. The Timimoun Field Development project is located 800km southwest of Algiers. Samsung... Continue reading

Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it had received an Award Notification for a $3.8 billion USD Mina Abdullah I refinery of Clean Fuels Project (CFP) from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC). The Mina Abdullah I refinery package will be executed by a consortium of Samsung Engineering(43%), UK’s Petrofac(47%) and CB&I Netherland B.V.(10%). Samsung Engineering will be responsible for engineering, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning on a lump-sum turnkey... Continue reading

Most of you must be familiar with the romantic movie “Serendipity,” named after a cozy and peaceful restaurant in New York – the scene of a chance encounter that evolves into destined love. Meaning “fortuitous happenstance” or “pleasant surprise,” serendipity has also come to refer to a key concept in the science arena as it acts as one of the tools for avoiding blind spots and for reaching full maturity... Continue reading

Do you remember the movie called “Cool Runnings”? This movie, released in 1993, portrays the passion of Jamaica's national bobsled team making its debut in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. And this year, you'll be able to meet the “Cool Runnings, The Second Generation” in Sochi, Russia, as the Jamaican bobsled team returns to the Winter Olympics after a 12-year absence! Here come the Jamaican national bobsleigh team!... Continue reading

What would be the typical lifestyle of an American family in two years’ time? What are the features of the Chinese culinary culture? Samsung Electronics' Lifestyle Research Labs in London, San Jose, Delhi, Singapore and Beijing try to answer these kinds of questions. These labs carry out exciting projects – that is, to read the minds of consumers. They carry out researches on different lifestyles of consumers from various regions... Continue reading

On December 23 last year, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance affiliate invited a number of special guests to its headquarters. Six visually impaired people and their families visited the company to meet their guide dogs recently graduated from Samsung Guide Dog School (SGDS). The event was even more special as it marked the 20th anniversary since the company started donating guide dogs. On behalf of all, rookie guide dogs and... Continue reading

Broad Range of Patents Covered in Cross-License Agreement to Boost Samsung and Google Cooperation and Power Future Innovation Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Google Inc. today furthered their long-term cooperative partnership with a global patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of technologies and business areas. The mutually beneficial agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years. “We’re pleased to enter... Continue reading

Samsung Engineering Co. announced on Thursday the award of a $441 million power plant contract from BHP Billiton Chile through the special purpose company KELAR – a consortium of Korean Southern Power Co., Ltd (KOSPO) and Samsung C&T Corp. The award ceremony held at the Samsung Engineering headquarters in Seoul was attended by Choong Heum Park, President and CEO of Samsung Engineering; Sang Ho Lee, CEO of KOSPO and Shin... Continue reading

Samsung SDI, the world leading supplier of lithium ion batteries, has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a car battery factory in Shaanxi Province, China in efforts to expand its presence in what would grow to be the world’s largest market for electric cars. Under the agreement – signed with Shannxi Province and Anqing Ring New Group – Samsung SDI will set up a joint venture with its partners... Continue reading

Samsung Engineering’s CSR program, Eco-generation, in cooperation with Centre for Environment Education (CEE) of India has launched a series of ‘Eco-generation School Kit,’ a comprehensive teaching tool for environmental education. The ‘Eco-generation School Kit’ is designed as a supporting teaching material for conducting a hands-on interactive session for school teachers and anyone who is interested in engaging with children and youth, for a 60-minute session on environmental issues. This set... Continue reading

Ten years ago, we could hardly imagine cell phones or TVs will look like the fancy smartphones and smart TVs that we use today. Thanks to the rapid advancement in technology, these devices have evolved remarkably in a short period of time. Well then, can you imagine at this point a world where most people carry around portable medical devices that can save not only your own, but even someone... Continue reading

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today launched its Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games mobile app, Wireless Olympic Works (WOW), turning the world’s Android devices into mobile sports stations that fans can use to personalize their own Olympic Winter Games experience. Samsung’s Public WOW app provides sports fans with real-time access to event schedules, latest reports on results, medal standings and Olympic records reliably and fast. Public WOW is an extension of... Continue reading

[Mr. Kim’s Diary, 5th January 2015] As soon as I woke up in the morning, I turned on my computer to monitor political actions carried out by the congress man of my constituency using a new Internet platform – which helps me understand and monitor political activities easily. After that, I checked how much electricity I used yesterday at home with my old smartphone I almost threw away last year... Continue reading