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Delta: The World's First App to Bring Together Live Overview of Crypto and Stock Market Investments

PR NewswireDec 7, 2021

Broker account connections make Opus labs N.V.'s investment tracker the most complete on the market GHENT, Belgium , Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Belgium -based digital investment portfolio Delta adds broker account connections to its smartphone app. As a result, investors no longer have to enter their transactions themselves. From now on, the application will synchronize them automa...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s employment rate of university grads ranks low among OECD: report

WorldDec 7, 2021

South Korea ranks low among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of the employment rate for university graduates due mainly to a severe mismatch between their majors and job openings, a report showed. The employment rate for South Koreans aged 25-34 with university diplomas came to 75.2 percent in 2020, 31st lowest among 37 comparable OECD member countr...
New cases below 5,000 for 2nd day; critically ill patients at record high

Social affairsDec 7, 2021

South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 5,000 for the second straight day Tuesday, but the number of critically ill patients hit a fresh high as concerns about a surge fueled by the omicron variant continued to put heath officials on edge. The country added 4,954 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total caseload to 482,310, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency ...
Seoul stocks open lower amid inflation concerns

MarketsDec 7, 2021

South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday, largely as the estimate-beating jobs data in the United States raised investors' concerns that the Federal Reserve could hasten its key rate hike to reign in the inflation pressure. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) decreased 8.49 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,964.76 in the first 15 minutes of trading. In Seoul, market bellwether S...
US will not send official delegation to Beijing Olympics: White House

Foreign affairsDec 7, 2021

The United States will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights abuses, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. US athletes, however, will be allowed to take part should they choose to do so. "The (Joe) Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, given the PR...
'Squid Game' wins three nominations at Critics Choice Awards

FilmDec 7, 2021

South Korea's sensational survival drama "Squid Game" has been nominated in three categories, including best drama series, at the 27th Critics Choice Awards. According to the nominations announced by the Critics Choice Association Monday (US time), "Squid Game," a Netflix original, was listed in the categories best drama series, best actor in drama series and best foreign language series. In th...
NK leader Kim urges nurturing people with 'absolute fidelity' to party

North KoreaDec 7, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a gathering of military educators and called on them to nurture people with "absolute fidelity" to the ruling Workers' Party, the country's state media reported Tuesday. The party's Central Committee and Central Military Commission convened the gathering at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang on Saturday and Sunday to make a "groundbreakin...
S. Korea to host two-day UN peacekeeping ministerial forum

Foreign affairsDec 7, 2021

A virtual UN peacekeeping ministerial conference is scheduled to open Tuesday, hosted by South Korea, promising to serve as a chance to further solidify the global community's collective commitment to sustainable peace in conflict-laden parts of the world. The two-day 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial comes as Seoul has steadily pushed to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and emb...
Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody treatment wins emergency approval in Australia

IndustryDec 7, 2021

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday its COVID-19 antibody treatment has won emergency approval from Australian authorities. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval of Rekirona for the intravenous treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult patients. It is the fifth COVID-19 treatment to receive regulatory approval in Australia. Reki...
S. Korea logs current account surplus for 18th straight month in October

EconomyDec 7, 2021

South Korea logged a current account surplus for the 18th straight month in October, though the surplus was smaller than the previous month due to increased imports amid high energy and raw material prices, the central bank said Tuesday. The current account surplus came to $6.95 billion in October, down from $10.07 billion a month earlier, according to preliminary data by the Bank of Korea. The...
Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for a Novel Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analogue, GZR18

PR NewswireDec 7, 2021

BEIJING and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Gan & Lee, stock code: 603087.SH), is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the company's compound, GZR18, to improve the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The investigatio...
[Jeffrey Sachs] Time to overhaul global financial system

ViewpointsDec 7, 2021

At last month’s COP26 climate summit, hundreds of financial institutions declared that they would put trillions of dollars to work to finance solutions to climate change. Yet a major barrier stands in the way: The world’s financial system actually impedes the flow of finance to developing countries, creating a financial death trap for many. Economic development depends on investments in three ma...
[Martin Schram] Unsettling our ‘settled’ abortion law

ViewpointsDec 7, 2021

Virtually every unofficial US Supreme Court watcher has reported feeling a chill wind of political reality and pending change as it whipped through the court’s imposing chamber this past Wednesday -- and then whooshed through the Great News Funnel into the homes of all Americans. A chill wind of change: You could hear it in the questions the justices asked in the oral argument of a case challeng...
[Editorial] Burden on future taxpayers

EditorialDec 7, 2021

One of the most important roles for the legislature is to scrutinize the administration’s use of taxpayer money. But the National Assembly did the opposite with next year’s budget bill, adding to the waste. The budget bill that the majority ruling Democratic Party of Korea effectively passed single-handedly is the largest-ever, at 607.7 trillion won ($516.3 billion), 3.3 trillion won more than t...
Sheer Markets Expands to Global Markets with New Licence

PR NewswireDec 7, 2021

LIMASSOL, Cyprus , Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheer Markets, announced earlier today that they have achieved another milestone by launching operations covering the LATAM, Africa , Asia and Oceania traders and investors. Sheer Markets who have been regulated by CySEC since 2020 and are registered with the majority of the EU competent authorities to freely provide our services within the...