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Seoul made the decision due to a delayed shipment of 835,000 AstraZeneca doses that was expected by the end of the month. Officials had hoped to use the jabs as a second shot for around 760,000 health and frontline workers who had already received their first dose in April. With …

South Africa’s health products safety watchdog (SAHPRA) has decided not to greenlight the use of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses stored at a plant in the city of Gqeberha, since the material they were produced from was “affected” by a contamination incident at the Baltimore factory, the nation’s health authorities …

Over the past few days, many eyes in the Western Hemisphere have been on the hotly contested presidential election in Peru. Left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo of the anti-imperialist Free Peru party appears to have gained the upper hand against establishment figure Keiko Fujimori in an otherwise dead-heat contest, which the …

“I am very sorry to the people over such an evil practice in the barracks culture that led to the tragic and unjust death,” Moon said in his Memorial Day speech at the Seoul National Cemetery on Sunday, as cited by Yonhap news agency. According to the president’s spokesperson Park …

The congresswoman took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to report the incident, sharing photos of the graffiti while denouncing the vandals in a lengthy thread. “In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, my home, where I’m raising my two children, was vandalized with Antifa symbols and profanity,” she wrote, …

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong revealed on Monday that an unnamed man in his 30s had to be hospitalized for a persistent headache and muscle cramps after he was vaccinated on April 27. “His condition has improved since then and we understand there is no …

Top-level foreign visits are rare in Washington these days. US President Joe Biden has so far met with only two foreign leaders – both of them from Northeast Asia.  In April, he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. In May, he greeted his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in. The choice …

“We will not tolerate wrongful actions relating to Dokdo,” South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong told lawmakers on Friday, using the Korean name of the disputed lands. He added that the government will deal with the issue “as strongly as possible.” Chung said that he has issued a “strong protest” …

In a statement on Tuesday, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Manila would not “waver” in its position on the South China Sea and vowed to continue maritime patrols in the disputed waters, despite Beijing’s protestations.  Duterte also clarified that his gag order, which stops ministers from talking publicly about issues …

Green-lit in a 66-43 House vote on Wednesday, the law will permit death row inmates to choose execution by firing squad or electrocution if lethal injection drugs are not available. Having already passed through the State Senate, the bill needs only to be signed by Governor Henry McMaster, who has …