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East Asia
Success of JointStem Phase 3 Clinical Trial, world’s first adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee
-Successful data for the reduction of pain and the improvement of knee cartilage function in severe osteoarthritis (OA) patients with Kellgren and Lawrence (K-L) grade 3 -The outcome of Korean stem cell research and development of 16 years and the results of hard work including tens of millions of dollars…
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Asia N ninth anniversary: “Hope Asia N becomes a bridge that connects Asia and the world”
By Asia N Editorial Team SEOUL: Scores of media figures, including the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) President Dong Hoon Kim and 37 members of Asia Journalist Association from countries acorss Asia, have sent a congratulatory video on the occasion of 9th anniversary of the founding of <Asia N> on 11th…
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AJA compliments Biden, looks forward to a safer world, greater opportunities
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association (President Ashraf Dali) has welcomed the election of Joe Biden as the46th president of the United States and said it looked forward to the implementation of his vision based on unity, respect and hope. Biden who was finally elected as the president of the U.S. after…
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Seoul-born Marilyn becomes first Korean-American woman elected to Congress in its 230-year history
By Habib Toumi SEATTLE: Marilyn Strickland, the former mayor of Tacoma, Washington State, and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, has become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress in its 230-year history The Seoul-born woman, a Democrat, emerged from a 19-person primary election to win the open…
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Tower fire in South Korea sends 93 to hospital; no deaths reported
ULSAN: Firefighters have brought a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the southeastern city of Ulsan under complete control on Friday after nearly 16 hours of battling the flames, officials said. The blaze broke out at around 11:07 p.m. Thursday at the 33-storey Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and…
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Journalists Association of Korea pledges greater efforts towards trusted media status
SEOUL: The Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) has celebrated its 56th anniversary by pledging to strengthen its supports of reporters, boost their aptitudes and consolidate their professional standards. The association has also pledged to assist its members overcome the difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony, attended by…
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FDA approves JointStem, an arthritis-specialized stem cell therapy
By The AsiaN Editor SEOUL: JointStem, the world’s first self-fat-derived mid-leaf cell treatment for severe degenerative arthritis, has passed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s commercial clinical 2b/3a review, Nature Cell Co has announced. This provides a meaningful opportunity to open the era of treating U.S. patients with Korean stem…
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Confronting racism amid COVID-19 pandemic is ethical duty
People’s Daily Beijing: A civilized society must have its bottom line, and that is why there is no time to delay uprooting racism from the earth. In the global fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), every one should take on their responsibilities as the exacerbating pandemic has already put…
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Coronavirus Letter To Humanity
Manila: In an ode, Letter To Humanity, that has been widely circulated on social media, Vivienne R Reich eloquently scolds humanity for its “non-stop wars, non-stop greed” and for stubbornly refusing to be humble enough to listen to the earth’s whispers, speeches and screams. Powerfully capturing the profound dilemma and…
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Bahrain, U.S. confronting COVID-19 together: U.S. ambassador
Manama: U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain has expressed confidence that the cooperation and trust developed between Bahrainis and Americans over 100 years will help them through the current challenges of COVID-19 together. In an OpEd, Justin Siberell said that Americans and Bahrainis have been working together to combat epidemics for more…
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