By meeting all World Health Organization (WHO) requirements, the Republic of Korea has become a global leader in drug and vaccine regulation.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in the Republic of Korea has reached the highest level of maturity (ML4) in the World Health Organization's (WHO) categorization of regulatory authorities for medical products. Only one of the 33 nations whose regulatory agencies for medical products have ...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS ROSE TO $4.67 BILLION IN 2020

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• S. Korea’s exports of medical products rose to $4.67 billion in 2020.
• Exports to the EU saw a significant rise on-year in 2020.
• South Korean trade and medical officials vowed with EU counterparts to make joint effor...

CHINA GRANTS CONDITIONAL MARKETING AUTHORIZATION FOR ITS SELF-DEVELOPED COVID-19 VACCINE

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• China grants conditional marketing authorization for its self-developed COVID-19 vaccine.
• Beijing Biological Products Institute Co. Ltd. has developed the inactivated vaccine.
• The self-developed COVID-19 vaccine by China ...