Moon affirms 2021 budget use for coronavirus vaccine, treatment development
Dec 21, 2020
President Moon Jae-in said Monday the government will spend a part of South Korea's record amount of science-related budget next year for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment. He was chairing the third plenary meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology at Cheong Wa Dae. He noted that 2021 will be a "very meaningful year" for the nation's science and technology field, with a combined research and development (R&D) investment by the govern