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Samsung, government launch job training programme for unemployed youth outside capital
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.
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LG Electronics to support AI skills for disabled youth through GITC Korea competition
LG Electronics will hold the 2026 Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC) Korea competition on July 15-16 in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, to help disabled teenagers strengthen AI-related capabilities and enter society. The event is hosted by LG and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and organised by LG Electronics and the Korea Association of Persons with Disabilities. Sixty youths from 17 regions will compete in four events, with four finalists advancing to the world contest in Vietnam in October.
Industry
Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon plant explosion raises death toll to 5
An explosion at Hanwha Aerospace\'s Daejeon site in Oe-sam-dong, Yuseong district, killed 5 people and injured 1 on Sunday morning. The blast occurred at about 10:59 a.m. on the first floor of the plant for an unknown reason, with 7 people on site. Fire authorities received about 30 reports and issued a Level 1 response, deploying 33 vehicles and 101 personnel.