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Next Biomedical Co., a South Korean medical-device specialist, said it has received regulatory approval in Canada for its
Samsung Bioepis said it has reached a licensing and settlement agreement with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer AG
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has delivered one of his clearest warnings yet about the country’s industrial future,
President Lee Jae-myung has reopened a national policy discussion in South Korea by raising the possibility of imposing
Photo=Motionelements A two-day strike by Seoul’s city bus drivers ended late Wednesday after labor and management reached a last-minute deal, restoring full service early Thursday and easing disruptions that had left millions of commuters scrambling amid freezing winter conditions. The Seoul City Bus Labor Union and the Seoul Bus Transport Business Association finalized a tentative wage agreement shortly before midnight
Photo=Dongwon Group Kim Jae-chul, honorary chairman of Dongwon Group, one of South Korea’s largest food and logistics conglomerates, has pledged additional funding to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, reinforcing private-sector support for artificial-intelligence education as the country looks to narrow its gap with global AI leaders. KAIST said Thursday that Mr. Kim will donate an additional about
(Photo=Gemini Generated Image) The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a deep vulnerability in South Korea’s labor market: women’s economic activity, particularly among mothers with young children, proved far more fragile than headline employment figures suggested. New academic research shows that as Covid infection rates rose, mothers of children under seven sharply curtailed their participation in paid work, underscoring how quickly women’s attachment
(Photo=GS Retail) GS25, one of South Korea’s largest convenience-store chains, is taking its private-label ambitions abroad by launching its house-brand ramen in Japan, a market widely regarded as the world’s most competitive for instant noodles. The company has begun selling its “Omoni” ramen nationwide through 485 outlets of Don Quijote, a Japanese discount retailer known for experimenting with new mass-market
Photo=Kang Daniel X K-Pop Star Kang Daniel to Enlist for Mandatory Military Service on Feb. 9 K-pop singer Kang Daniel will enlist in the South Korean Army on Feb. 9 to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency ARA said Wednesday. Kang, one of South Korea’s most prominent solo artists, has previously signaled his enlistment plans, saying last year that
