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Samsung Biologics to Manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Antibody Combination

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday that Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of Samsung Group, will manufacture its antibody combination against COVID-19. Under an agreement valued at approximately US$380 million, Samsung Biologics will manufacture AZD7442 — AstraZeneca’s combination of two long-acting antibodies in development for the potential treatment [...]

Foreign Tobacco Firms Embrace Eco-friendly Programs to Promote ESG Management

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign tobacco companies have launched eco-friendly programs to promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) management. Philip Morris Korea is replacing packaging materials such as tape and bubble wrap that are used for the delivery of its IQOS tobacco heating device with eco-friendly paper materials on a gradual basis. It [...]

Police Again Draw Fire for Inadequate Response to Stalking Case

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have again come under fire for their inadequate handling of a recent stalking case, which eventually led to one death and one serious injury in Seoul. A ranking official of the National Police Agency (NPA) on Monday admitted apparent misjudgment by a local police station, which failed on [...]

Politically Conservative Men Struggle with Romantic Relationships, Marriage

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The younger generation of people who want to engage in a romantic relationship, get married, and start a family but believe that there is a low chance of doing so have a relatively higher proportion of men leaning towards the political right, a study showed Sunday. The Institute for [...]

Moon Encourages Private Firms to Go Carbon Neutral

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Friday encouraged private firms to go carbon neutral, pledging the government will provide financial and regulatory support for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Moon made the remarks at a meeting on carbon neutrality with chief executives of some 40 big and medium-sized companies, [...]

BTS Sweeps All 4 Top Awards at 2021 MAMAs

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop phenomenon BTS clinched four top awards at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMAs) on Saturday, sweeping the annual music award event for the third year in a row. The septet received album of the year, song of the year, artist of the year and worldwide icon of [...]

Nearly 70 pct of Public Say ‘Living with COVID-19′ Scheme Raised Health Risk

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans believe the government’s “living with COVID-19″ campaign has elevated the risk of virus transmission, according to a poll released Saturday. The survey — commissioned by a research team led by Prof. Yoo Myung-soon of Seoul National University’s graduate school of public health — [...]

Virus Caseload Exceeds Grim Milestone of 500,000 amid Growing Variant Woes

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the third consecutive day Friday and its caseload surpassed the grim milestone of 500,000 as the coronavirus continued to spread unabated among the unvaccinated and older adults with waning immunity. The country reported 7,022 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total [...]

Homeless People Sidelined from Quarantine

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With a skyrocketing number of coronavirus infections each day, homeless people are being sidelined from proper quarantine. Homeless people infected with COVID-19 continue to roam about in underground tunnels near Seoul Station. Some are seen without their masks on, while they gather in groups of 10 people or more [...]

84 pct of Caregivers Have Experienced Heavier Workload in Pandemic Era: Survey

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Caregivers have been excluded from proper support and protection despite an extreme workload during the pandemic era, a survey showed Thursday. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions conducted a nationwide survey of 273 caregivers in which 84 percent of all caregivers working at sanatoria and other facilities have suffered [...]