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Kan Hyeong-woo

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Korean testing kit makers confident they can detect omicron

IndustryDec 3, 2021

Amid worries over the omicron variant of COVID-19, Korean testing kit makers showed confidence in their equipment’s ability to detect the new virus variant, pushing up their stock prices again. Gree...
Drug Ministry cancels approval of 6 botulinum products

IndustryDec 2, 2021

The licenses of six botulinum drugs will be revoked on Dec. 13, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Thursday. The Drug Ministry said the drugs were being sold in the country without obtai...
Korea to foster 89,000 more software talents by 2025

ScienceDec 2, 2021

South Korea will foster 89,000 more people specialized in software technology by 2025 to cope with a shortage of digital talent in the future, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday. Unveilin...
Bio firms expand network, gain state project boost

IndustryDec 1, 2021

The government’s Innovation-Communication Open Network (i-CON) project has been helping Korea’s small and medium-sized bio companies expand their networks and improve the quality of their products, a...
Celltrion signs COVID-19 treatment supply contract with 9 European countries

IndustryNov 30, 2021

Celltrion Healthcare has inked supply contracts for its COVID-19 antibody treatment Regkirona with nine European countries as of Monday, the company said Tuesday. Under the contract, Celltrion Healt...
SK Square now 2nd-largest shareholder of Korbit

IndustryNov 29, 2021

SK Square became the second-largest shareholder of Korbit, one of South Korea’s top four cryptocurrency exchanges, by investing about 90 billion won ($75.5 million) to acquire a 35 percent stake, the...
Korea’s bio technology exports nears $10b

IndustryNov 22, 2021

The total value of South Korean biotech and pharmaceutical companies’ technology exports is expected to reach $10 billion for the first time this year, according to the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-P...
Why politicians head to national cemeteries in election season

PoliticsNov 22, 2021

South Korea’s two presidential front-runners -- Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and Yoon Seok-youl of the major opposition People Power Party -- paid their respects at the Seoul...
In election season, the wrong hat could land you in prison

PoliticsNov 16, 2021

Supporters in MAGA hats have been a common sight on the campaign trail in the US in recent years, but in Korea that kind of promotion won’t wash. According to Korea’s Public Official Election Act, a...
[Us and Them] Korea’s division runs deeper than South and North

Social affairsNov 15, 2021

"When I met a new friend in Busan, he asked me where I was from. I said Gwangju and he called me a ‘Jeolladian.’ I did not know what it meant at first." A 20-something cellphone seller in Busan, S h...
Living with COVID: ICUs near capacity amid new surge

Social affairsNov 14, 2021

Two weeks into Korea’s “living with COVID-19” scheme, the number of critically ill patients in intensive care is inching closer to the government’s threshold. The number of coronavirus patients unde...
All high schools go remote ahead of Suneung

EducationNov 10, 2021

High schools across South Korea are turning to remote classes from Thursday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among teenagers ahead of the country’s once-a-year college aptitude exam a week la...
Businesses struggle with 'quarantine pass' system

Social affairsNov 8, 2021

A week into the government’s “living with COVID-19” drive, the “quarantine pass” system remains dogged by controversy. A full vaccination certificate, a negative PCR test result, or confirmation of ...
Sim Sang-jung vows to put end to two-party system

PoliticsNov 3, 2021

The Justice Party’s presidential candidate, Sim Sang-jung, pledged Wednesday to put an end to the two-party system that has dominated South Korea’s political landscape for decades. “The rival struct...
Chungcheong gains momentum in bid to host 2027 WUG

More sportsNov 3, 2021

Four local governments in the center of the country -- Daejeon, Sejong and the North and South Chungcheong provinces -- are gaining momentum in their bid to host the 2027 Summer Universiade, with uni...