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Curium’s Investigational New Drug Application Accepted by Center for Drug Evaluation in China

Curium’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for 177Lu-PSMA-I&T, a therapeutic agent for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), has been accepted by the Centre for Drug Evaluation (CDE) and it is now under review BOSTON, Jan. 07, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Curium Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (科锐霖（上海）医药有限公司), has had its Investigational New Drug (IND) application [...]

Bitget Opens TradFi Trading to All Users After Record-Breaking Beta Demand

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 07, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has officially opened its TradFi trading suite to all users, following a private beta that drew overwhelming interest and delivered standout trading activity across gold, forex, and global macro assets. The public launch marks a key milestone in Bitget’s evolution into a Universal Exchange [...]

Hyundai Puts Robotics at the Center of Its CES 2026 Showcase

LAS VEGAS•SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group placed robotics, rather than automobiles, at the center of its CES 2026 showcase in Las Vegas this week, signaling a strategic push to bring artificial intelligence–driven robots from research labs into factories and everyday life. Under the theme “AI Robotics, Beyond the Lab and Into Life,” [...]

Korea Turns to U.S. Egg Imports as Avian Flu Hits Supply

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will import 2.24 million fresh eggs from the United States this month to help stabilize domestic egg prices amid the recent spread of highly contagious avian influenza (AI), the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The eggs will be purchased by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., and [...]

Astrogen Signs $208 Million Autism Drug Supply Deal in Middle East

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Astrogen Inc., a South Korean clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, said Wednesday it has signed a US$208.5 million deal with a Middle Eastern company to supply a therapeutic material for treating the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The partnership with United Arab Emirates-based pharmaceutical distributor Cigalah Medpharm Trading LLC [...]

Authorities Say Personal Data From 21 Institutions May Have Been Sold

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities warned on Wednesday that personal data stolen from at least 21 domestic medical and educational institutions, as well as online shopping platforms, appears to have been sold online, underscoring growing concerns over a sustained wave of cyberattacks targeting sensitive information. The Ministry of Science and ICT and [...]

Pluxee Q1 Fiscal 2026 Revenues – Robust start in the 1st quarter delivering on expectations, All Fiscal 2026 financial objectives confirmed

All Fiscal 2026 financial objectives confirmed Q1 Fiscal 2026 Revenues Issy-les-Moulineaux, France – January 7th, 2026 Robust start in the 1st quarter delivering on expectations All Fiscal 2026 financial objectives confirmed Highlights Sustained Employee Benefits business performance in Q1 Fiscal 2026 driven by strong new client acquisition and healthy net retention Total Revenues up +9.0% organically, reaching €308m [...]

The Last Bell Rings at a Daegu Elementary School

DAEGU, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A small elementary school in the southern city of Daegu held its final graduation ceremony on Monday before closing its doors for good, a poignant marker of South Korea’s accelerating demographic decline and its growing impact on local communities. Wolgok Elementary School, which opened in 1993 in Daegu’s Dalseo district, [...]

Lifetime Medical Costs in Korea Surge as Spending Peaks Later in Life

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spend nearly 250 million won (about $190,000) per person on medical care over their lifetimes, according to a new analysis that underscores how rapidly rising healthcare costs are becoming concentrated in old age as the population grows older. A report released Wednesday by the Health Insurance Research Institute [...]

Government Puts Livelihood Stability at Center of Economic Policy

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Wednesday that the government’s economic policy for this year will focus on stabilizing people’s livelihoods. “The starting point of a major economic leap forward is a solid foundation for the people’s livelihood,” Koo said while presiding over an inaugural meeting of ministers. The government [...]