SEOUL– South Korean pharmaceutical firm Samsung Biologics Co. said Thursday it has signed a supply agreement with U.S.-based biotech company GreenLight Biosciences. Under the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) agreement, Samsung Biologics will manufacture drug substances for GreenLight’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Samsung Biologics will manufacture drug substances of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate for … Read more
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that South Korea needs a new standard on human rights to reflect changing times, in remarks seen as supporting the enactment of an anti-discrimination law. “Twenty years ago, we didn’t enact a basic law on human rights or prevention of discrimination,” Moon said in his remarks at the … Read more
SEOUL– Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party, said Thursday he will not exploit historical tensions between South Korea and Japan for domestic political gain. Speaking at a forum on Seoul-Tokyo relations, Yoon accused the Moon Jae-in administration of plunging the bilateral relationship to its worst level since the … Read more
SEOUL– They have played in 260 international matches combined for South Korea, but one thing that veterans Ji So-yun and Cho So-hyun haven’t done is win a trophy together. Their next chance will come in January at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup in India. And both players said Thursday they will … Read more
SEOUL– Kino, a member of popular K-pop boy band Pentagon, tested positive for coronavirus Thursday, the group’s management agency said. “Kino was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, and we took necessary measures in accordance with guidelines by the health authorities,” Cube Entertainment said in a press release. The agency said it conducted preemptive … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea’s defense ministry stressed the need Thursday for “prudence” in considering whether to allow active-duty military service exemptions for K-pop superstar BTS and other top artists, citing the nation’s shrinking population and other factors. Boo Seung-chan, the ministry’s spokesperson, made the remarks as the National Assembly has been deliberating on a revision … Read more
SEOUL– Kakao Corp. said Thursday co-CEO Yeo Min-soo has been named to lead the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, for another four years. Kakao said its board of directors also selected Ryu Young-joon, who has served as the chief of Kakao’s payment arm, Kakao Pay, as a new co-CEO of Kakao. … Read more
SEOUL– Unionized truck drivers launched a three-day general strike Thursday to protest rising transport costs and demand a hike in freight rates, raising fears of a nationwide logistics crisis. The Cargo Truckers Solidarity (CTS), composed of self-employed truck drivers and those working for companies, said its members across the country commenced the general strike … Read more