Samsung donated 3 billion won to support residents in areas hit by torrential rains, including Geoje and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang and Andong and Uiseong in North Gyeongsang, it said on Aug. 28. Nine affiliates joined the donation. Separately, Samsung will provide 1,000 emergency relief kits and 300 tent-type disaster relief shelters via the Korean Red Cross. Samsung Card will offer payment deferrals, interest reductions and loan maturity extensions for affected customers.

Samsung has launched a job training programme for unemployed young people outside the Seoul metropolitan area, linked to the government’s youth employment project. Samsung Welfare Foundation held an opening ceremony in Daejeon for 550 trainees from four regional areas. The programme is part of the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s K-New Deal Academy initiative and combines Samsung’s prior programme experience with affiliate training infrastructure. Courses cover six job fields and include certification and career support.