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    Belgium recalls ambassador to South Korea after his wife is filmed slapping a shop assistant

  • Xiang Xueqiu, the wife of Belgium's ambassador to South Korea, got into an altercation with shop staff in Seoul on April 9, 2021.

    Belgian ambassador's wife claims diplomatic immunity after slapping a Seoul store assistant

  • FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 file photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a seized South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats on the Persian Gulf. Iranian state television acknowledged that Tehran seized the oil tanker, MT Hankuk Chemi, in the Strait of Hormuz. A South Korean diplomatic delegation arrived in Iran on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, to negotiate the release of the vessel seized amid an escalating financial dispute between the countries, Iranian state-run media reported. (Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)

    Iran releases seized South Korean tanker Hankuk Chemi

  • GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 14: North Korean cheerleaders wave unified Korean flags as they cheer during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game between Korea and Japan on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Strong winds have caused a number of events to be rescheduled at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics including the biathlon and Alpine skiing competitions. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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  • GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 20: Sukhee Shim of Korea competes during the Ladies Short Track Speed Skating 100m Heats on day eleven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 20, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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  • Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jaewon Lee/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (11715074e) Lee Jae-Yong or Jay Y Lee (52), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives at the Seoul High Court to attend a sentencing hearing. The Seoul High Court on Monday sentenced the Samsung heir to two and a half years in prison in a retrial of a bribery case involving former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and ordered him to return to prison. Jay Y Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea - 18 Jan 2021

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