For hours, the atmosphere in the streets surrounding South Korea’s Constitutional Court in downtown Seoul had been tense. Scores had camped out overnight in the early spring chill in the lead-up to the court’s historic decision on Friday. The crowds for and against the dismissal of the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, were separated…
The authorities in South Korea were expecting tens of thousands of protesters to descend on central Seoul on Friday as the nation’s Constitutional Court decides the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol. At least 14,000 police had been deployed to the area around the court, closing subway stations and locking down an area near a…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that the alliance between the countries remained strong despite ongoing political turmoil. “Our relationship is bigger than any one leader, any one government, any one party,” Mr….
At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday citing the country’s spy agency. The heavy losses are attributed to the lack of experience by North Korean troops in…
South Korean lawmakers are set to vote for a second time on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country. Last Saturday, Yoon survived an impeachment vote after most ruling…
In a significant move, members of the South Korean workers’ union assembled in central Seoul, urging President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign following his martial law declaration. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions announced an indefinite general strike, urging immediate action for Yoon’s resignation. Source link
A complete chaos was witnessed in South Korea on Tuesday evening after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in the country to eliminate “anti-state” forces, accusing the opposition-controlled Parliament of sympathising with communist North Korea. Thousands of people took to the streets, trying to enter the country’s Parliament to oppose the imposition of martial…