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Dec 15, 20242 min read
Factbox-South Korea's Yoon impeached: powers stripped, benefits kept and retirement
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, has been stripped...
Dec 14, 20244 min read
South Korea's Yoon impeached: Embittered survivor buckles under martial law backlash
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career, with his fate in the...
Dec 14, 20243 min read
Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president after Yoon impeachment?
SEOUL - Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a...
Dec 14, 20241 min read
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon over martial law bid
SEOUL - South Korea's opposition-led parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, voting to suspend him from his official...
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Explainer-South Korea's Constitutional Court to decide impeached president's fate
SEOUL - South Korea's Constitutional Court controls President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate, after parliament impeached him on Saturday over his...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
South Korea opposition leader urges president's party to support impeachment over martial law
SEOUL - South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday the best way to restore order in the country is to impeach President...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Explainer-What do we know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon?
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face criminal...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US claims North Korea put workers in US companies to extort money for weapons
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday offered a $5 million reward for information about an alleged scheme in which North Korean ...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
South Korea opposition passes slashed budget without government consent
SEOUL - South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Tuesday passed a government budget bill for 2025 that was slashed from the...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
South Korean broadcaster targeted by martial law feared for his life
SEOUL - Veteran South Korean broadcaster Kim Ou-joon said he left home and went into hiding minutes after President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
K-pop light sticks fire up impeachment protests in South Korea
SEOUL - While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
South Korea's parliament approves 2025 government budget with cuts
SEOUL - South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Tuesday approved a government budget of 673.3 trillion won ($470.64 billion)...
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