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Daniel DePetris: How South Korea’s martial law and impeachment saga affects the US
For the United States, the turmoil in South Korea is potentially disruptive to its geopolitical agenda in East Asia.
South Korea police questioned acting president Han over martial law decree
South Korean police have questioned Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo as part of an investigation into the short-lived decision this month to impose martial law, an official at his office said on Friday.
In Defiant Speech, South Korea’s President Defends Martial Law Decree
President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to “fight to the end,” despite the opposition’s push to impeach him and his own party’s demand that he resign.
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law debacle
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in an extraordinary rebuke that came about after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign over his short-lived martial law attempt.
North Korea breaks silence on 'insane' martial law effort in 'dictatorship' South Korea
In its first coverage of last week’s short-lived martial law order, North Korean state media focused on protests calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea says martial law attempt undercut political momentum with Trump
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Wednesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived bid to impose martial law had created some limitations communicating with the team of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and undercut both sides' political momentum.
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
Shin Yong Hae, commissioner general of the Korea Correctional Service, told lawmakers that former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun tried to kill himself the previous night at a detention center in Seoul. He said correctional officers stopped him and that he was in stable condition.
South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’
The South Korean president has defended his martial law decree as act of governance and denied rebellion charges.
'Unimaginable situation': South Korea endures fallout from president's martial law effort
President Yoon Suk Yeol listed numerous grievances against opposition lawmakers in an effort to justify his actions.
South Korea's former defense minister attempted suicide after he was arrested over martial law probe
South Korea’s former defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, attempted suicide while in detention over the president's martial law declaration, but officials were able to stop him.
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order
South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.
South Korea's Yoon defends martial law, vows to 'fight to the end'
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his decision to declare martial law in a televised address Thursday, claiming ...
South Korea's acting leader vetoes opposition-sponsored bills, deepening political strife
South Korea’s acting leader has vetoed a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening ...
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South Korea’s Autumn of the Patriarchy
President Yoon Suk-yeol is the first of his country's leaders eager to be a stooge of both Washington and Tokyo. His ...
South Korea's allies cheered Yoon's foreign policy, ignored domestic discord
A focus on a foreign policy seen as favourable to the West, limited attention on the political discord in South Korea, and a ...
Martial Law Fiasco Casts Doubt Over Korea’s Nuclear Power Push
South Korea’s embrace of nuclear energy has been thrown into doubt as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment case raises the ...
South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate
Biden told the audience that “we all get knocked down," but “the measure of a person or a party is how fast they get back up.