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An Improvement in the Work Environment or an Escape from Reality?
An Improvement in the Work Environment or an Escape from Reality?
Starting from 2020, workplaces with 50 to less than 300 employees were subject to the 52-hour workweek system. However, as the government permitted a grace period of one year, the system is to be implemented without delay starting this month. The 52-hour workweek system is mandatory for all businesses with 50 to less than 300 employees from January and less than 50 employees from July. The 52-hour workweek system limits the working hours per week...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Devastates Poultry Farms
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Devastates Poultry Farms
Ever since a breeding duck farm located in Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do was diagnosed with highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) on Nov. 26, 2020, 29 farms in Korea have tested positive for the flu. Highly pathogenic AI is known to be highly contagious, causing severe illness in birds. As the government’s policy requires all poultry farms within three kilometers radius of the infected location to kill their livestock, 180 farms have culled 9.43 mil...
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines
Last December, the United Kingdom (UK) became the first nation to authorize and to begin vaccinating its citizens. On Dec. 2, 2020, the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. More than 600,000 UK citizens have received the vaccine. The first COVID-19 vaccines are being introduced in not only the UK but also in other countries. Middle Eastern and Latin American c...
World’s First Regulatory Approved Lab-grown Meat
World’s First Regulatory Approved Lab-grown Meat
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approved the world’s first cultured meat sales on Dec. 2, 2020. The approved cultured meat is produced by a U.S.-based food technology start-up, Eat Just, which develops plant-based and lab-grown protein sources. Eat Just demonstrated that its lab-grown chicken went through rigorous consultation and review processes and that the analysis assured the safety and quality of the cultured chicken. The harvested lab-grow...
Growth of Mobile Securities Companies—Kakao and Toss
Growth of Mobile Securities Companies—Kakao and Toss
Big-tech companies are entering the securities industry. Following KakaoPay Securities, on Nov. 18, 2020, Toss Securities received approval from the Financial Services Commission for the securities industry. Toss Securities plans to introduce the service within the first half of the year. A comparison of these two major security companies shows the current situation of the mobile securities industry.Similarities There are many similarities betwee...