[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SGYP), a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases, announced today the successful completion of a Phase I single-ascending-dose clinical trial of SP-333, a guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) agonist designed to treat ulcerative colitis (UC) and other GI diseases. SP-333 has exhibited potent anti-inflammatory activity in animal studies of colitis, displaying a novel mechanism-of-action that the Company believes can provide a new way to treat UC patients with mild to moderate disease. This study was designed a
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook] Miss Asia Pacific World Organization(MAPWO), announced today on its next original production ‘The Miss Asia Pacific World Super Talent Endeavor 2013 Final’ to be held in May 17, Seoul, South Korea. The MAPW Network -over 20,000 beauty queens around the world with offices in 80 countries, the Super talent adaptation of the mega hit yearly series will be hosted by Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia, leading roles in both English and Asian serial shows, he is also a MAPW co-chief mentor; with the production helmed by TMediaWorks, a leading Asian entertainment productio
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Hugely popular real money games site boylegames.com will be running regular Jack and the Beanstalk slot tournaments every Friday for the first few months of 2013. Jack and the Beanstalk slot game has proven extremely successful. As a result, the NetEnt game has garnered a substantial fan base since its release on the site in 2012. Players who play Jack and the Beanstalk between 12 noon and 11.59pm Fridays are in with a chance to win a range of prizes from five pounds to twenty five pounds. Players need to meet the minimum requirements for the tournament (50 spins with min
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) announced that it has been awarded CarbonFree certification for six of its products, validating the consumer electronics and home appliance company’s strategy of reducing its carbon footprint. Following on from LG’s activities in the low-carbon appliances sector, a number of products have been certified as CarbonFree by Carbonfund.org Foundation, a leading organization in the fight against global warming and an authority on evaluating the impact individuals and businesses having on the environment. The products certified CarbonFree include Optimus G sm
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]S-OIL(CEO: Nasser Al-Mahasher) delivered a donation of 3.5 billion won to the Community Chest of Korea (CCK, Chairman: Lee Dong-gun), on December 27 at the CCK office in Joong-gu, Seoul to help the poor and the needy get through the cold winter months. Out of the 3.5 bil. won donation, 1 bil. won will be used for curing children with rare diseases and helping the learning of disabled youths and the remaining 2.5 billion won ,delivered to CCK through the Korea Petroleum Association, for providing heating oil to the underprivileged and implementing improvement of energy eff
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Management and labor union of Citibank Korea delivered 23,620,000 won to Salvation Army in front of CKI HQ Bldg. located in Da-dong, Seoul, on December 27, 2012 to support the organization’s year-end red kettle campaign. This is the 7th project of the bank’s 1+1 matching grant program started in April this year. The bank matches every 10,000 won contributed by its employees every month. The CKI management labor union agreed in the 2011 CBA that the labor and management will jointly carry out voluntary donation programs for the low-income, socially marginalized people in t
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today unveiled ChatON 2.0, the next version of the popular global communication service that connects all phone users into a single community. Now available in over 200 countries in more than 60 languages, ChatON provides easy instant messaging and group chatting in multiple formats—images, video, voice, contacts—to make communication simple, intuitive and fun. The upgraded service works on multiple connected devices—phones, tablets, connected cameras, an
[NBC-1TV 정세희 기자]성탄절인 25일 전국 천주교 성당과 개신교 교회에서는 온종일 미사와 예배를 열고 예수 탄생을 경축했다.천주교 서울대교구장 염수정 대주교는 이날 0시 명동대성당에서 각각 1천800여 명의 신자들이 참석한 가운데 자정 성탄 미사를 집전하고 새로 당선된 박근혜 당선인을 지칭하며 국민과의 약속을 지킬 것을 주문하고 국민들도 각자의 입장에서 책임있는 삶이 필요하다고 강조했다.염 대주교는 또 강론을 통해 "소외되고 가난하고 병든 이들, 물질적으로나 정신적으로 고통을 겪는 모든 이들, 또한 북녘 동포들에게도 주님 성탄의 은총이 충만히 내리기를 기원한다"고 말했다. NBC-1TV가 명동성당 자정미사를 밀착취재 해 보았다.