Embassy of South Korea, Beijing


The Embassy of South Korea in Beijing（ ; s=韩国驻中国大使馆）is the official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in the People's Republic of China. The embassy was officially established in August 1992.
WWW overseas.mofa.go.kr/cn-ko...

Organization

The embassy consists of the following sections:

Incident

Minister Hwang food poisoing accident (2007)

Minister Hwang Jeong-il was dead after he was treated in local Chinese hospital, Vista Medical Center. It was reported that Minister Hwang ate a tuna sandwich at the nearby convenient store and soon he felt a stomachache.

Marble slingshot accident (2011)

On December 13, 2011, it was reported that the embassy was attacked by someone with marbles. After investigations at the scene, it was revealed that the bulletproof glass was cracked with a metal ball discovered inside the building, which was likely due to the use of a slingshot.

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