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Samsung Biologics CEO John Rim delivers his keynote speech outlining the company's future road map at the 44th J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference held at Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Jan. 13. [SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS]

Samsung Biologics breaks profit records as it expands production capacity

Samsung Biologics posted a record annual operating profit of more than 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in 2025, driven by expanded production capacity and a weaker won, the company said on Wednesday.

2026.1.21

U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House on July 15 in Washington. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump announces 19 percent tariff on Indonesian goods as new trade agreement is finalized

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States struck a new trade agreement with Indonesia, imposing a 19 percent tariff on the Southeast Asian country's goods.

2025.7.16

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Containers sit at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, on July 8. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Trump says steep copper tariffs in store as he broadens his trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would impose a 50 percent tariff on imported copper and soon introduce long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, broadening his trade war that has rattled markets worldwide.

2025.7.9

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

U.S. to complete probes into chip, pharmaceutical imports at month's end amid tariff threats

The United States will complete its probes into semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports to determine their national security impact at the end of this month, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday.

2025.7.9

U.S. President Donald Trump shows a signed document as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 5, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korea submits statement to U.S. opposing pharmaceutical tariffs

Korea has submitted a formal opinion to the United States opposing potential tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, arguing that Korean-made drugs bolster supply chain stability and patient access rather than posing a national security threat.

2025.5.6

Dr. Larry Kwak, the scientific founder of PeproMene Bio and deputy director of City of Hope's comprehensive cancer center, during a press interview on Oct. 12 in central Seoul. [PEPROMENE BIO]

[INTERVIEW] Novel immunotherapy gives hope to blood cancer patients

A novel immunotherapy may offer hope for blood cancer patients with no previous options. PeproMene Bio's BAFF-R CAR-T treatment is showing promising results with no side effects.

2023.10.20

A computer-generated image of SK pharmteco's booth at this year's Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI) Worldwide, the world’s largest pharma trade show, set to be held in Barcelona from Oct. 24 to 26. [SK PHARMTECO]

SK pharmteco to participate in CPhI Worldwide in Spain

SK pharmteco, SK Inc.'s contract bio-manufacturing subsidiary, will showcase its capabilities in small molecule APIs and cell and gene therapy at the CPhI Worldwide convention in Barcelona.

2023.10.18

Huons Global's office building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi [HUONS GLOBAL]

Huons post record $27M profit on strong U.S. drug sales

Huons Global posted a 77.2-percent on-year surge in operating profit to a record of 36.5 billion won ($27.3 million) in the second quarter, partly driven by strong drug sales in the United States.

2023.8.16

Pharmaceutical companies donate medical supplies to Ukraine

Eight Korean pharmaceutical companies will donate medicine, medical supplies and health supplements to Ukraine, which has been devastated by Russia’s invasion, a pharmaceutical association said Monday.

2022.4.11