Eunnam Choi

GC WellBeing Corporation has celebrated a major milestone with the cumulative shipment of 100 million ampoules of its flagship human placental injectable, Laennec, marking the first achievement of its kind in South Korea's placental pharmaceutical market. The company held a commemorative ceremony on July 13 at its Eumseong Innovation Plant in North Chungcheong Province to recognize the milestone, which comes approximately two decades after Laennec was introduced to the domestic market in 2005.

Cheongyang County has reinforced its heatwave response system as prolonged periods of extreme temperatures continue across the country, introducing stronger protective measures for vulnerable residents and outdoor workers while expanding field-based safety management.

Daejeon Metropolitan City has stepped up its efforts to protect vulnerable residents from prolonged summer heat by conducting on-site inspections of facilities serving homeless individuals and residents of temporary housing communities. Lee Gil-ju, Director General of the city's Welfare Bureau, recently visited a jjokbang counseling center and a temporary homeless shelter, both of which serve as cooling shelters during the summer.