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South Korea begins a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, with the first doses administered to residents at about 200 nursing homes across the country.
2021-02-26

Hospitals in Scotland are expected to get testing kits from South Korea as an effort to increase testing for COVID-19.
2020-03-27

South Korea becomes the first East Asian country to legalize medical cannabis.
2018-11-25

U.S. President Donald Trump visits South Korea amidst a crisis with North Korea.
2017-11-7

The Korea Fair Trade Commission fines U.S. company Qualcomm $852.9 million for alleged antitrust violations for restricting access of its competitors to its patents.
2016-12-28

North Korea deploys one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-sung, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
2016-04-14

The United States Air Force says that as many as 22 people have been inadvertently exposed to anthrax during a laboratory training exercise at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
2015-05-28

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill three doctors in the northeastern Nigerian region of Yobe. Their nationality is disputed, with reports suggesting they are South Korean, North Korean or Chinese.
2013-02-10

At least nine people are killed in a fire at a karaoke venue in Busan, South Korea.
2012-05-5

Authorities in South Korea arrest a North Korean citizen for an alleged assassination attempt against Park Sang-hak, a noted defector and activist.
2011-09-16