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Every day for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol. They were determined to shield Mr. Yoon from prosecutors who wanted to detain him on insurrection charges stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month. To them, […]
South Korea’s central bank vowed to stabilise financial markets and highlighted the importance of “uninterrupted implementation” of key fiscal and economic measures, in its first statement since lawmakers voted to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol. “The Bank of Korea intends to utilise all available policy instruments, in conjunction with the government, to respond to and avert […]
South Korea’s opposition leader on Sunday urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on a bid to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol from office, a day after parliament voted to impeach him over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Yoon’s powers will be suspended until the court rules on the case, either removing Yoon from […]
In its second attempt, the National Assembly moved to force President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. But the troubles for him and his country are far from over. Source link
Protesters in Seoul, South Korea, carry customised K-pop style light sticks. (AP pic) SEOUL: While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have emerged as an effective new tool for demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Tens of thousands of protesters have […]
In a dramatic turn of events last week, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed and withdrew martial law, all within a span of six hours. Yoon’s unprecedented move – the first time martial law has been imposed since 1979 – has been widely condemned as an abuse of presidential power and a gamble to fight […]
Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday (Mladen ANTONOV) Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders welcomed Donald Trump’s pick to head the US securities commission, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea’s president faced impeachment after his brief imposition of martial law this week. After hovering around the […]
Donald J. Trump had been seen as the main risk factor for the partnership between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington. Then came martial law in South Korea. Source link
South Korea's Opposition Party Seeks to Impeach President Yoon Source link
SOUTH KOREA MARTIAL LAW A few hours ago South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, only for around 190 politicians to then assemble in the country’s Parliament at 1am and unanimously block the law. The fast-moving story has already taken plenty of twists and turns, but at the time of writing the […]