Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president facing impeachment?
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality may not be enough to stem the country's deepening political crisis.
South Korean Opposition Submits Motion to Impeach the Country's Acting President as Strife Deepens
Seoul: South Korea's main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country's acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court's review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec.
South Korea's opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached Pres
Explainer-South Korea's Constitutional Court to decide impeached president's fate
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol, after parliament impeached him over his short-lived martial law decree on Dec.
Impeached South Korean President Defies Christmas Summons
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time he has defied investigators' demands in a week.
South Korea’s political tumult continues as opposition vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main liberal opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo, as Seoul grapples with the turmoil set off when impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol made a short-lived declaration of martial law.
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.
Will South Korea draw closer to China if ties with US worsen under Trump?
Beijing may also see a potential new administration in Seoul as an avenue to improve ties between both sides, analysts say.
South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial
The lawyers for a former South Korean defence minister under investigation on insurrection charges said on Thursday a ...
South Korea says it detects signs of North Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia
South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, ...
South Korea holiday plans stay on track for Brunei travellers
Despite recent political tensions and protests in South Korea, Brunei Darussalam travellers remain confident in their ...
Over 1,000 North Korean casualties in Russia-Ukraine war, South Korea says
"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in ...
North Korea To Deploy More Troops to Russia After Over '1,000' Killed: Seoul
South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to continue aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine, despite ...
South Korea consumer sentiment weakest since 2022 on political uncertainty
South Korea's consumer sentiment dropped sharply this month to hit the weakest level in more than two years on growing ...
South Korea’s Crisis Is Nowhere Near Over
Ongoing political chaos will entrench the country’s economic and social problems—and leave Seoul woefully unprepared for ...
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Trump's return raises questions over U.S.-South Korea relations as Seoul faces political turmoil
Trump's return to office raises uncertainty over U.S.-South Korea relations as political turmoil in Seoul challenges ...