SEOUL — In South Korea, fewer women are having children and those who do are in no rush. The sky-high costs of housing and education make financial security a must. Social mores also dictate the need to be married. Lim Eun-young, a 34-year-old public servant, says she is not ready to start a family due […]
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Cordova to send 2K trainees to SoKor to learn advanced farming techniques
THE Municipality of Cordova is sending at least 2,000 trainees to South Korea to participate in the Agricultural Exchange Program this year.The town has already sent 187 Cordovahanons to South Korea to start their three to five months immersion program, with allowance.Former Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Dongman Han has expressed support to this joint […]
N. Korea tests massive new ICBM for ‘long’ confrontation with US
SEOUL — North Korea’s latest launch was a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media reported on Friday, in a test leader Kim Jong Un said was designed to demonstrate the might of its nuclear force and deter any US military moves. It was the first full ICBM test by nuclear-armed North Korea since […]
Editorial: South Korea elects new president
SOUTH Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, has a new leader, the successor of President Moon Jae-in in May—Yoon Seok-yeol. The East Asian country’s former top prosecutor defeated President Moon’s partymate Lee Jae-myung in a close presidential election held on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.One may ask why Filipinos, specifically Cebuanos, care about the presidential election […]
S. Korea pulls out of FIBA Asian Qualifiers on COVID issue
GILAS Pilipinas will be up against only two opponents in India and New Zealand for the start of the 2023 FIBA World Cup (WC) Asian Qualifiers following South Korea’s pullout due to the team’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) issues. In an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the Korean Basketball Association (KBA) announced the tough decision after […]
PH faces Korea in AFC Women’s Asian Cup semis Feb. 3
THE Philippines continues its historic run in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup as it takes on Asian powerhouse Republic of Korea in a semifinals match on Feb. 3, 2022 at the Shree Shiv Ch…
S. Korea slightly eases distancing but warns of Omicron surge
SEOUL — South Korea will slightly ease its coronavirus gathering restrictions starting next week but continue to maintain a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurants and entertainment venues, a…
Social Enterprise SJ Power’s Donation of Singramy Facemasks for Children Overseas Is Gaining Attention Now
Seoul, Korea , January 14, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – SJ Power Inc. is a social enterprise and facemask manufacturer with a brand name of ‘Singramy’ well-known for its quality products and using domestic materials only. Engaging in a lot of international activities as well, in October, SJ Power donated a total of 100,000 masks including Singramy KF94 […]
North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his mi…
Eisai Enters into Commercialization and Distribution Agreement with Gilead for JAK Inhibitor Filgotinib in Asia
TOKYO, Dec 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialization and distribution of filgotinib (generic name, product name: Jyseleca), an oral, JAK1 preferential inhibitor for indications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease in Asia […]
South Korea reports its worst virus surge since pandemic
SEOUL, South Korea — New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 7,000 for the third consecutive day on Friday, as the worst surge since the start of the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and depleted health care workforce. Critics have blamed the spread on complacency by the government, which dramatically lowered social distancing rules at the start […]
Over 300 SoKor companes invest P53B in Philippines
MORE than 300 South Korean locators under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) have contributed P53.9 billion in investments to the country. The agency announced the contributions of South Korea (officially Republic of Korea), one of East Asia’s economic powerhouses, to the Philippine economy as it renewed its call for more investment partnerships in the […]
Inanunsyo ng K-DOD Korea Corp. Ang Paglunsad ng kanilang K-DOD Web Platform
Ang isang Tagabigay ng mga solusyon sa negosyo para sa industriya ng medikal, ang K-DOD Korea Corp., inihayag ang paglulunsad ng multi-functional Web Platform upang ikonekta ang mga Korean na mga kumpanya ng medikal sa merkado ng Asya Dalawang taon na tayo sa pandaigdigang pandemya ng COVID-19 at ang pag-access sa pangangalagang pangkalusugan ay mas […]
Avantor Named Best Company in Bioprocessing Excellence for Single-use Solutions and Best Bioprocessing Supplier for Upstream Processing at Biologics Manufacturing Korea 2021
Seoul, Korea, June 25, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Avantor, a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies and applied materials industries, was named best company in bioprocessing excellence for single-use solutions and best bioprocessing supplier for upstream processing at Biologics Manufacturing Korea […]
Authorities nab Korean ‘gang member’
A KOREAN national who is an alleged member of a Korean gang in his home country was caught inside a mall in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon, June 2, 2021. Kim Byung-gon, 43, was apprehended by the operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 7. Kim is facing a criminal case […]
Missing tourists found, local tourism plunges: A March 1-7, 2020 #Covid19lookback
THE Queen City of the South will never be the same after March 2020. With novel coronavirus cases starting to rise in the country and local authorities scrambling to find solutions to contain the spread of the virus, growing fears among Cebu residents and tourists became apparent. This caused a huge dip in tourism and […]
Kai in, Kobe out
NBA G-League Ignite’s Filipino big man Kai Sotto has committed to play for the Gilas Pilipinas in the third and final window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers and is expected to arrive this week to join the national team’s preparations inside the bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. The 7-foot-3 […]
CUSKIN, a Pioneering Cosmeceutical Company in Korea, Looks for Business Partners from Various Countries for the Expansion of Its Oem/Odm Business
Cheongju, Korea – CUSKIN Co., Ltd (CEO Hyun Chul Kim), which established CGMP plant in the life science complex located in Osong, Chungcheongbuk-do, is a dermatology cosmeceutical company that invests in R&D intensively, which is quite unusual for small and medium-sized enterprises in Korea. For the past 20 years, the company has devoted itself to […]