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Race for Seoul mayor heats up as political heavyweights announce bidsPoliticsJan 18, 2021The race for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election is all but set, with the ruling and opposition parties likely to finalize their candidates by the end of this week. The competition has heated up ... -
Hanmi touts production capacity for COVID-19 vaccinesIndustryJan 18, 2021The second building completed construction in 2019 as a six-story building with a total floor area of some 28,200 square meters. This second building is equipped with a state-of-the-art facility that... -
S. Korea reports 1st COVID-19 variant case from BrazilSocial affairsJan 18, 2021South Korea's health authorities on Monday confirmed the country's first case of the new coronavirus variant that was first identified in Brazil. The latest discovery brings the total caseload of ne... -
Yuhan’s lung cancer treatment lazertinib wins approvalIndustryJan 18, 2021The title for Korea’s 31st homegrown novel drug goes to Yuhan’s lung cancer treatment, Leclaza. On Monday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced its approval for the third-generation non-sm... -
TV shows boost book salesBooksJan 18, 2021Books that have been shown on TV entertainment shows are sweeping bestselling charts, reaching bestsellers lists in travel, poetry and cooking categories in the second week of January, according to t... -
NK parliament reshuffles economic officialsNorth KoreaJan 18, 2021North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament gathered Sunday to pass decisions made by a recent ruling party congress and carried out a major reshuffle of officials in charge of economic affairs, state medi... -
Singapore’s Prestige Biopharma eyes Feb. IPO on KospiMarketsJan 18, 2021Prestige Biopharma, a Singapore biopharmaceutical firm dedicated to biosimilars and new antibody therapeutic developments, said Monday it is looking to raise as much as 490.9 billion won ($444.5 mill... -
Samsung heir sent back to jailSocial affairsJan 18, 2021An appellate court sentenced Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong to 2 1/2 years in prison Monday for bribery in a high-profile case involving former President Park Geun-hye, reopening a leadership vacuum at So... -
Moon rules out immediate pardons for ex-presidents, divides partiesPoliticsJan 18, 2021President Moon Jae-in on Monday ruled out pardoning two former presidents in the near future, but left open the possibility of pardons down the line when backed by public consensus. Moon said Monday... -
Airbnb offers online classes starring K-pop actsCultureJan 18, 2021At a time when traveling is not an option, global house-sharing platform Airbnb hopes to invite guests to enjoy K-pop backstage through online classes starring hit K-pop bands from Monsta X to The Bo... -
Moon says S. Korea will seek dialogue with Japan over solution to wartime sexual slaveryPoliticsJan 18, 2021President Moon Jae-in said Monday that South Korea will seek dialogue with Japan to find a solution to Tokyo's wartime sexual slavery amid renewed tensions following a recent court ruling on the thor... -
Over 35% of non-regular workers lost jobs amid pandemic: surveySocial affairsJan 18, 2021Over a third of non-regular workers have experienced unemployment since the new coronavirus broke out in South Korea in January 2020, a survey showed Monday. According to a survey by Embrain Public ... -
Residents' foreign currency deposits touch new high in December last yearEconomyJan 18, 2021Foreign currency deposits at banks in South Korea hit a new high in December last year on increased retail holdings of the US dollar deposits, central bank data showed Monday. Outstanding foreign cu... -
S. Korea requires Google, Facebook and 4 others to provide stable online servicesTechnologyJan 18, 2021South Korea's ICT ministry said Monday it has required global tech giants Google, Facebook and Netflix as well as local rivals Naver, Kakao and Wavve, to comply with the country's new law under which... -
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[Newsmaker] ‘My son is not a ghost,’ parent files petitionSocial affairsJan 18, 2021Some 200,000 people in South Korea have been diagnosed with autism, and the number is growing, with research and studies backing up the idea that autism is related to environmental pollution and high...
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