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South Korea’s ‘Alchemist Project’: Advancing in Revolutionary Technologies Including Anti-Aging Drugs

South Korea’s ‘Alchemist Project’: Advancing in Revolutionary Technologies Including Anti-Aging Drugs

SEJONG, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy has announced the advancement of three groundbreaking research projects into the main research phase under the ‘Alchemist Project,’ aimed at securing future technologies capable of transforming industrial landscapes over the next decade. The projects, which were selected after rigorous evaluations, include research [...]

Drugs Seized in S. Korea Jump 30 pct on-year Through Sept.: Customs Agency

Drugs Seized in S. Korea Jump 30 pct on-year Through Sept.: Customs Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of drugs seized before being smuggled into South Korea jumped 30 percent on-year during the first nine months of 2023, the customs agency said Tuesday. The number of smuggling attempts fell 11 percent to 501 cases during the cited period, but the average volume involved in each [...]

Drugs Smuggled In through Incheon Airport Surge since Pandemic: Lawmaker

Drugs Smuggled In through Incheon Airport Surge since Pandemic: Lawmaker

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of drugs smuggled into South Korea through the country’s main gateway has increased since international travel resumed after the pandemic, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday. The amount of narcotics smuggled into South Korea through Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, rose from 129,362 grams in 2020 to [...]

Phentermine and Saxenda Have the Highest Incidence of Side Effects Among Obesity Treatment Drugs

Phentermine and Saxenda Have the Highest Incidence of Side Effects Among Obesity Treatment Drugs

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Among the obesity treatment drugs prescribed in South Korea, Phentermine, known as a weight loss pill, has the highest number of reported side effects cases. A joint research team from Kyung Hee University’s College of Pharmacy and Ajou University’s College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy analyzed 13,766 cases [...]

Three Sentenced to Probation After Causing Chaos While Taking Drugs at Ulsan Campground

Three Sentenced to Probation After Causing Chaos While Taking Drugs at Ulsan Campground

ULSAN, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Three people in their thirties were given probation for taking drugs and causing a commotion in broad daylight at a campground. A, who stood trial on Friday for violating the Narcotics Control Act, received a sentence of three years in prison and five years of probation. B and C, the other [...]

Drug-hiding Techniques Evolve Towards Using Speakers, Pancake Syrup

Drug-hiding Techniques Evolve Towards Using Speakers, Pancake Syrup

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of domestic drug users increasing, particularly among young people in their 20s and 30s, drug-smuggling channels and techniques are evolving in a more diverse and deliberate manner. South Korea’s customs agency disclosed a series of the latest drug-smuggling techniques when it announced a comprehensive plan to [...]

Lack of Doping Awareness a Serious Doping Problem Among Amateur Athletes

Lack of Doping Awareness a Serious Doping Problem Among Amateur Athletes

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s amateur athletes are exposed to the risk of indiscreetly taking prohibited drugs due to a lack of awareness, data showed Sunday. The share of amateur athletes who said they had taken prohibited doping substances such as steroid hormones at least once was estimated at 34.8 percent, more [...]