South Korean lawmakers have impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”. The vote took place on Saturday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial […]
Read MoreSouth Korea is in a political crisis. President Yoon Suk-yeol suddenly declared martial law last week. But the martial law did not last long in the country due to opposition from lawmakers. He has already faced a round of impeachment attempts. However, Yoon attacked his political opponents in harsh language on Thursday and vowed to […]
Read MoreSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been banned from traveling abroad. The matter was confirmed by an official from the country’s Justice Ministry on Monday. With this announcement, a South Korean president is the first to fall under this ban. This information was reported by Reuters on Monday. The South Korean president faced impeachment after […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s main opposition party will try again on 14 December to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, its leader Lee Jae-myung said Sunday. “Yoon, the principal culprit behind the insurrection and military coup that destroyed South Korea’s constitutional order, must either resign immediately or be impeached without delay,” Lee told reporters. “On 14 December, our […]
Read MoreA vote to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law was in limbo on Saturday, as members of his party walked out and the opposition called on them to return and vote. While lawmakers debated the motion, introduced by the main opposition Democratic Party, only a single member […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s president apologized Saturday for public anxiety caused by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law earlier this week hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on impeaching him. Yoon said in a brief televised address Saturday morning he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promised not to make another attempt […]
Read MoreYoon’s declaration of martial law late on Tuesday sought to consolidate power, ban political activity and censor the media in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a key US ally. South Korean opposition lawmakers said on Thursday they would vote this weekend to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law, while […]
Read MoreHeavy snowfall has killed 5 people in South Korea so far. More than 40 centimeters of snowfall have been recorded in several areas, including the capital Seoul, in the last two days. According to a Reuters report citing the South Korean Ministry of Interior, more than 150 flights have been canceled and ferry services have […]
Read MoreThe winter snowfall was the third-heaviest in Seoul, the capital, since records began in 1907, the Yonhap news agency said, citing data from the city. South Korea grappled with heavy snowfall for a second day on Thursday, with dozens of flights cancelled, ferry operations suspended and at least four people reported dead in a bitter […]
Read MoreThe meeting between Washington and two of its closest Asian allies came as US relations with Beijing are expected to grow more confrontational after Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. US President Joe Biden met with Japanese and South Korean leaders on Friday as they sought to cement their diplomatic progress ahead of a new Trump […]
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