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Eight people are injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Ulsan, South Korea.
2022-05-19

South Korea decides to implement more stringent measures in the Seoul Capital Area for one week and also raise social distancing rules outside the Seoul Capital Area to Level 1.5 for two weeks beginning December 1. In the Seoul Capital Area, health authorities announce that saunas and steam-bath rooms in bathhouses will be closed for one week. The government will also ban New Year's Eve parties organized by hotels and other accommodation facilities.
2020-11-29

Five people are killed and 13 others injured in an arson and stabbing attack in an apartment complex in Jinju, South Korea. The attacker tells the police he was angry because of back pay.
2019-04-16

South Korean shipbuilding firm Sungdong collapses into receivership after surviving on government aid for eight years.
2018-04-20

South Korea reports North Korea fired a Pukguksong-2 intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew 500 km before landing in the Sea of Japan.
2017-05-21

North Korea and South Korea hold meetings to discuss visitation reunions of families separated by the Korean War.
2014-02-5

Four employees of Deutsche Bank AG and its South Korean brokerage unit are indicted for alleged illegal trading on the Korea Exchange.
2011-08-21

South Korea announces that it will build a new resettlement centre for refugees from North Korea.
2011-06-22

South Korea reports China's formal invitation to probable North Korean heir Kim Jong-un to visit the country, though China has not confirmed this.
2011-03-5

12 people are killed and 12 injured after a bus falls from a bridge near South Korea's main Incheon International Airport.
2010-07-3