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South Korea impeaches acting president

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

The impeachments of the country’s top two officials has worsened its political turmoil, deepened economic uncertainties, and hurt its international image.

South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial

The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory.

The Washington Post · 15h

What to know about South Korean acting President Han's impeachment

The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

Ukraine, North Korea and Seoul

North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine dies from injuries, South Korea’s spy agency says

South Korea’s spy agency said Friday a wounded North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces has since died from his injuries, the Yonhap news agency reported.

AFP on MSN · 11h

N. Korean soldier captured in Russia-Ukraine war dies: Seoul

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday. "It has been confirmed through an allied intelligence agency that the North Korean soldier captured alive on December 26th has just passed away due to worsening wounds,

BBC on MSN · 1d

Ukraine captures injured North Korean soldier, says Seoul

Ukrainian forces have captured an injured North Korean soldier who was sent to support Russia's war, South Korea's spy agency confirmed Friday. The soldier is believed to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured since December,

14hon MSN

A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law

President Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon imposed martial law in the middle of the night earlier this month, plunging South Korea into its ...

2don MSN

South Korea's Population Faces Point of No Return

The country has passed the U.N. threshold of a "super-aged society," with one in five of the population now aged over 65.

Yonhap News English on MSN3h

'Squid Game' Season 2 tops global Netflix chart one day after its release

Netflix's "Squid Game" Season 2 has ranked No. 1 on a global popularity chart for TV shows available on the streaming giant, ...

Asian markets mostly rise but political turmoil holds Seoul back

In Seoul, the market closed down by 1.02 percent after the won plunged to a 16-year low of 1,480.20 per US dollar on Friday morning ...

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Top ballet stars to grace Seoul stage in gala performance this January

Some of South Korea’s brightest ballet stars who have captivated audiences on the world’s top stages are set to unite for a ...

Yonhap News Agency4h

Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17' set for March release

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Internationally acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho's new film, "Mickey 17," has been ...

Global stocks rise as Japan led Asia gains on a weaker yen

Seoul was an outlier in Asia with shares plunging as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second impeachment vote ...

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(News Focus) Deadlocked politics over successive impeachments fuel concerns over prolonging of economic instability, FX woes

(News Focus) impeachment politics-economic impact SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The passage of the impeachment motion on Friday ...

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