STX Shipbuilding
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STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (Korean
: STX조선해양) is a South Korea
n shipbuilding company. It is the world's fourth largest shipbuilder, owning STX Europe, Europe's largest shipbuilding group. It has built about 700 ships over the last 40 years in Busan
and Jinhae
.
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
: STX조선해양) is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n shipbuilding company. It is the world's fourth largest shipbuilder, owning STX Europe, Europe's largest shipbuilding group. It has built about 700 ships over the last 40 years in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
and Jinhae
Jinhae
Jinhae is a district in Changwon City, South Korea. This region is served by the Korean National Railroad, and is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival every spring....
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