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NuclixBio Announces a Collaborative Research Agreement with PharmAbcine

PR NewswireMar 14, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NuclixBio Inc., a South Korean biotech company that focuses on research and development of mRNA therapeutics, announced today that it has signed a Collaborative Research Agreement with PharmAbcine Inc. (KOSDAQ: 208340ks), a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the development of next-generation antibody therapeutics. Under the agreement,...
Beyond Music, the Korean version of Hipgnosis, to conquer the global music IP market by taking over a large-scale music catalog management company

PR NewswireMar 14, 2022

Beyond Music is the largest management company for music intellectual properties (IPs) in S. Korea They have taken over 'FNC Investment', the second largest music IP management company in S. Korea, and made a strategic partnership with Dreamus Company, a subsidiary of SK Square They have over 23,000 songs of music catalog in total worth KRW 130 billion after obtaining over 400 songs including...
CHINA Season 2: A Retrospective of International Friends in Chinese History, Unfolding Chinese Stories in a Historical and Cultural Documentary

PR NewswireMar 14, 2022

CHANGSHA, China , March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Major historical and humanities documentary - CHINA - by Mango TV and Hunan TV, is wrapping up its second season on March 15 . This season unfolded numerous Chinese stories, including journeys of well-known international friends who have contributed to cultural exchanges between China and their home countries. Renowned historical foreigners...
[Today’s K-pop] (G)I-dle returns as quintet

K-popMar 14, 2022

Lisa of Blackpink reached 400 million streams on Spotify with her solo song “Money,” said label YG Entertainment on Monday. The song was released in September last year and amassed the number on the platform in the shortest time for a K-pop solo artist, added the company. She now has five songs that reached the milestone including four as a member of Blackpink: “Kill This Love,” “Ddu-du D...
Court finds Hana chairman nominee responsible for derivatives misselling

MoneyMar 14, 2022

A Seoul court on Monday found Hana Financial Group Chairman-nominee Ham Young-joo responsible for Hana Bank’s improper sales of derivatives-linked products that caused a fiasco in 2019 after investors saw huge losses. Defying market expectations, the Seoul Administrative Court found the chairman-nominee and then-Hana Bank CEO guilty of failing to appropriately supervise the bank’s misselling of ...
Only 0.2% of Koreans avoid meat, vegans even rarer, study finds

IndustryMar 14, 2022

A report released by Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation on Monday found that only 13 out of the 5,510 respondents, which represents a mere 0.2 percent, chose not to eat meat, specifically beef, pork, poultry, and fish. The questionnaire covered seven different types of vegetarian diet, from the most restrictive form, veganism, to more lenient ones along the scale. Out of the 5,510 ...
[단독] 尹 ‘여가부 폐지’ 공약에 OECD 수석 이코노미스트 “완전히 잘못된 정책 시그널”

한국어판Mar 14, 2022

[코리아헤럴드=김아린 기자] 윤석열 제20대 대통령 당선인의 ‘여성가족부 폐지’ 공약에 대해, “완전히 잘못된 정책 시그널”이란 경제협력개발기구(OECD) 소속 전문가의 비판이 나왔다. 윌렘 아데마(Willem Adema) OECD 사회정책국의 수석 이코노미스트는 14일 코리아헤럴드에 이메일을 통해 “(여가부 폐지는) 시기상조”라며 이같이 밝혔다. 그는 “성평등 측면에서 한국은 아직 갈 길이 멀다”며 차기 정부에서도 여성가족부는 유지돼야 한다는 의견을 전했다. 아데마 수석 이코노미스트는 “모든 OECD 국가에 여성가족부가 따로 있는 것은 아니지만 이를테면 총리실 소속이나 내각의 일부로써 성평등을 증진하는 공공기관은 꼭 있다”며 “다른 OECD 국가들보다 성불평등이 심각한 한국에서 여성가족부 폐지는 다소...
Celltrion shares soar on lenient penalties

IndustryMar 14, 2022

South Korea’s leading drugmaker Celltrion saw its shares rise Monday after financial authorities had decided not to press charges for accounting fraud as long as the company pays fines, names an independent oversight board and removes the executives responsible. On Friday, the Financial Services Commission said Celltrion, Celltrion Pharm, and Celltrion Healthcare -- three listed firms that respe...
President-elect to abolish office for senior secretary for civil affairs

PoliticsMar 14, 2022

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that he will abolish the post of senior secretary for civil affairs at his presidential office, ridding it of its inspection and intelligence functions. Explaining how the office has played a role in illegal inspections on society, Yoon said he will “clear away the remnant” in his government, in a meeting with the leadership of his presidential transitio...
What to expect from Samsung’s shareholder meeting

TechnologyMar 14, 2022

Samsung Electronics will hold an annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, amid complaints growing over performance issues of its latest Galaxy phones and falling stock prices that failed to reflect the world’s top smartphone and chip maker’s robust earnings. The key agenda of the upcoming meeting is the appointment of four presidents, including Kyung Kye-hyun, co-CEO and head of chip busines...
[Test Drive] Electrified Mini adds comfort in city driving

TransportMar 14, 2022

For Mini Cooper fans, it’s likely the car’s iconic design is enough for them to put up with the notorious bumpy ride. The electrified compact vehicle, however, dispels such worries. Like any other EVs, the Mini Cooper SE Electric offers a smooth driving experience in a quieter atmosphere. Not just because of the 32.6 kWh battery that replaces the gasoline-powered powertrain but also because of ...
NK may soon test ICBM system

North KoreaMar 14, 2022

South Korean authorities believe North Korea could carry out an intercontinental ballistic missile system test as soon as this week, which would seriously raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula as the presidential transition gets underway in Seoul. Seoul and Washington have detected signs of an imminent ICBM test, and have been keeping an eye on the developments, according to sources here. ...
S. Korea to vaccinate children aged under 11 later this month

Social affairsMar 14, 2022

South Korea will make COVID-19 vaccinations available to children aged between 5 and 11 later this month, the government announced Monday. According to Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol‘s announcement at a COVID-19 response meeting Monday, the government will begin inoculating children on March 31 at around 1,200 designated medical facilities. The country’s health authorities will take reservatio...
Samsung, Posco make foray into solid-state batteries

TechnologyMar 14, 2022

South Korean conglomerates Samsung and Posco on Monday each announced plans to build production lines of solid-state batteries, an up-and-coming technology in making fireproof and energy-dense lithium-ion batteries that can boost electric vehicle range. Samsung SDI, a battery arm of Korea’s largest conglomerate by assets, said the company has started the construction of a 6,500-square-meter pilo...
Not just to read, but to experience: National Library’s bold transformation

CultureMar 14, 2022

The Smart Lounge provides visitors with artificial intelligence-based content. It curates and recommends books according to visitors’ fields of interest. Personalized choices are given upon answering a set of questions at a kiosk, such as one’s favorite season or color. Visitors can also get a glimpse of the recommended book before delving in, since the lounge guides them through some of the main...