As he declared martial law in a televised speech late Tuesday, the president said the measure would be necessary due to the actions of the Democratic Party, a liberal coalition that Yoon accused of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the gove...
Yoon declared martial law in a televised speech late Tuesday, saying the measure was necessary due to the actions of the country's liberal opposition, which he accused of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzi...
South Korea's president is facing calls to resign or likely impeachment after the country's parliament denied his martial law declaration. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later.
Opposition lawmakers in South Korea have submitted a motion to impeach the country's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, after he made a martial law declaration Tuesday that was lifted after hours of chaos. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has th
Also in Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement saying the US was closely monitoring the events surrounding the martial law declaration and welcomed Yoon’s decision to lift it. “We welcome President Yoon’s statement that he would rescind the order declaring emergency m...
to the surge in traffic, trading has temporarily stalled. The exchange rate of USDC/USDT once soared to 1.2, which made investors more nervous. However, with the South Korean government announcing measures to stabilize the market and lifting martial law, market sentiment gradually returned to calm...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained Wednesday morning following a tense standoff at his presidential compound, marking the first time a sitting president has been apprehended in the nation’s history, per the Associated Press. The political drama unfolded like a blockbuster production...
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea is preparing to activate a market stabilization fund worth won (W) 40 trillion ($28 billion) following the country’s brief dalliance with martial law, with its slowing economy facing the prospect of increased US tariffs in ...
CNN’s Mike Valerio reports from Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night address. Members of South Korea’s parliament appear to have clashed with authorities outside the National Assembly members’ building.