Browsing: South Korea

It has been less than forty years since the South Koreans freed themselves from the shackles of military dictatorship. The current situation has parallels to…

The pressure on South Korea’s head of state Yoon is growing. After the martial law scandal, the police take action against the president. And the…

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said on Thursday it would block the opposition’s motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for his short-lived…

South Korea’s parliament had voted to impeach four officials as a vote on impeaching president Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration looms. The…

South Korea’s president accepted the resignation of his defence minister on Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived…

The main opposition Democratic Party called on Yoon to resign or face impeachment over the declaration of martial law. “Even if martial law is lifted, he cannot escape charges of treason. It was made clear to the entire nation that President Yoon can no longer lead the country normally. He should resign,”

South Korea’s won cut losses against the U.S. dollar after President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift the country’s first martial law order in more than four decades. The won was last trading 0.09% lower at 1,416.31 against the greenback, having depreciated to 1,444.93 on Tuesday.

South Korea declares martial law – leader urged to resign or face impeachment South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged president Yoon Suk Yeol…

Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday called for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down after Yoon succumbed to a vote against his shocking bid to…

  South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged president Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment, hours after Mr Yoon ended short-lived…

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law, which he says is necessary to protect the country from North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate…

South Korea’s largest K-pop agency Hybe lost over $423 million in market cap on Friday after rookie group NewJeans announced it was terminating its contract…

Jesse Lingard says he didn’t know the rules in his new home of South Korea, after a police investigation into him riding an e-scooter without…

Trash balloons land near S Korea president’s office North Korean balloons carrying rubbish have landed in South Korea’s presidential compound in Seoul, marking the first…

Tech giant Samsung workers to strike indefinitely A union representing workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has called for an indefinite strike, demanding better…

Putin warns South Korea against arming Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stern warning to South Korea, saying it would be making “a…

South Korea’s liberal opposition party, the Democratic Party (DPK) has won the country’s general election by a landslide. The win means they retain control of parliament.

South Koreans are voting for a new parliament, which is widely regarded as a midterm evaluation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration. Although Yoon still has three years remaining in his term, his People Power Party (PPP) has encountered difficulties in advancing its agenda due to the opposition dominance in the legislature, primarily by the Democratic Party (DPK).

Profits for Samsung Electronics are expected to jump by more than 10-fold compared to a year earlier. The news comes as prices of chips have recovered from a post-pandemic slump and demand for artificial intelligence (AI) related products booms.

According to local media reports, a South Korean man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage. South Korean officials have confirmed the arrest and stated that their diplomats are actively negotiating for his release.

South Korea’s government has also threatened to revoke their medical license if they do not return to work on Thursday. 

The South Korean government has told over 1,000 junior doctors to return to work following numerous walkouts staged in opposition to plans for expanding the doctor workforce. Officials reported that more than 6,000 interns and residents had submitted their resignations on Monday.

Economy WTX Business exclusively reported that South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and central bank are in talks to extend their foreign exchange swap programme…

The warmonger’s bizarre behaviour has added fuel to rumours about his health.

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