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30 Sept 2026

An international arbitration panel dismissed a 770 billion won damages claim against South Korea arising from a delayed payment in an earlier dispute and ordered the claimants to cover legal and administrative costs.

30 Sept 2026

South Korea will expand national health insurance coverage in October to include targeted therapies for rare genetic cancers, advanced gastric cancer and first-line combination treatment for urothelial cancer.

29 Sept 2026

South Korean prosecutors have indicted two former Chinese soldiers in separate cases involving alleged interception and collection of sensitive information from Korean and US military facilities.

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