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Sono previste oggi proteste in tutta la Corea del Sud a sostegno del presidente ad interim, Han Duck-soo, ma allo stesso tempo i sostenitori e gli oppositori del presidente destituito Yoon Suk Yeol si preparano a tenere una contro-manifestazione due settimane dopo il suo impeachment. Vaste proteste sia a favore che […]
On December 27, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill calling for the impeachment of South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is also the acting president of the country. It is the first impeachment of an acting president in South Korea’s history. As of 5:19 p.m. KST, Han has been suspended from his […]
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 […]
The suspension of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers left a seasoned but unelected prime minister in charge of a country facing daunting challenges at home and abroad. Source link
Across Asia, the rise of artificial intelligence is posing a dilemma for democracy. From the Philippines to South Korea, governments and politicians are grappling with the double-edged nature of AI: its capacity to spread disinformation, but also to improve voter engagement, streamline campaigns, and enhance election administration. While fears of AI-driven deepfakes and propaganda are […]
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
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has taken on the role of acting president following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday (December 14). Yoon’s removal came after a failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this month, plunging the nation into political turmoil. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo brings decades of experience and […]
On December 14, the National Assembly of South Korea passed a bill calling for impeaching South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon has become the third sitting president, after Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye, whose impeachment motion was passed by the National Assembly. The bill was passed by a vote of 204 in favor, 85 against, […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, throwing the nation into months of caretaker rule. Police said least 200,000 people rallied in Seoul outside the National Assembly, which voted on the resolution for “insurrectionary acts”, a week after a first attempt to remove Yoon for […]
Baru-baru ini, saya telah ke Seoul, Korea Selatan atas tugas rasmi. Saya telah diundang untuk memberi kuliah di Universiti Kyunghee yang rupa-rupanya agak terkenal dalam bidang pengajian antarabangsa. Pembentangan saya itu adalah mengenai hubungan Malaysia dan Palestin yang telah menarik minta ramai siswa, termasuklah sejumlah pelajar berkewarganegaraan Israel. Sebagai orang yang hadir bekerja rasmi tidak […]