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SK’s bio biz put to test as it waits for FDA approval for antiepileptic drug

The US Food and Drug Administration is likely to make a final decision in November on approval for Cenobamate, an investigational antiepileptic drug developed by SK Biopharmaceuticals. The company i...

Oct 18, 2019
Industry
Korean pharmas eye China

Korean pharma and biopharma companies are considering the inevitable: the advance to the Chinese market. According to Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Friday, China was the second bigges...

Oct 18, 2019
Industry
S. Korea asks regional football body to consider punishing N. Korea over crowdless World Cup qualifier

South Korea's national football federation said Friday it has asked the sport's continental governing body to consider penalizing North Korea for hosting a recent World Cup qualifier behind closed do...

Oct 18, 2019
North Korea
North Korean leader visits farm, calls for stable food supply

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un visited a greenhouse farm, stressing the need to actively introduce advanced cultivation technique to improve food supply, according to the North’s state media Korean C...

Oct 18, 2019
North Korea
US to consider S. Korea’s stance on looming auto tariffs: Mnuchin

As US President Donald Trump mulls a list of countries to impose auto tariffs on, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Washington will take South Korea’s stance on the matter into account, Korea...

Oct 18, 2019
Economy
[Newsmaker] Trial begins for ex-justice minister's wife

Court proceedings for recently resigned Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s family began Friday. The trial preparation hearing for Cho’s wife, Chung Kyung-shim, 57, was held at the Seoul Central District Cou...

Oct 18, 2019
Politics
Prosecution was independent under ex-President Lee: chief prosecutor

At a parliamentary audit Thursday, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl said the prosecution was independent during former President Lee Myung-bak’s administration. Asked by the Legislation and Judicia...

Oct 18, 2019
Politics
Samsung launches new foundry forum in Silicon Valley

Samsung Electronics said Friday it has launched a new forum in Silicon Valley as part of the efforts to enhance competitiveness of its foundry business. Named as Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem, ...

Oct 18, 2019
Technology
NSC reviews strategy on defense cost talks with US

South Korea's National Security Council on Friday reviewed issues related to defense cost-sharing talks with the United States, Cheong Wa Dae said. Seoul and Washington are expected to hold another ...

Oct 18, 2019
Defense
President Moon to send letter to Abe via PM

President Moon Jae-in is expected to send a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe through Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon as part of efforts to improve bilateral relations that have plummeted over ...

Oct 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Japan emperor to proclaim enthronement in ritual-bound ceremony

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will formally proclaim his ascension to the throne next week in a ritual-bound ceremony, but the after-effects of deadly typhoon will cast a shadow over pr...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Mexico says son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested

MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested one son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in an operation that triggered fighting in the western city of Culiacan, Sec...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
S. Korea elected to 5th term on UN Human Rights Council

South Korea was elected Thursday to a fifth term on the United Nations Human Rights Council. In a vote by the UN General Assembly in New York, South Korea was elected to serve a three-year term star...

Oct 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Europe endorses Brexit deal and urges UK MPs to back it

BRUSSELS (AFP) -- European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an uphill battle getting it through the British parliament...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Joker (US) Opened Oct.2 Drama, mystery & suspense Directed by Todd Phillips A clown-for-hire by day, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) aspires to be a stand-up comic at night. But finds the joke al...

Oct 18, 2019
Film

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