SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday it will push for a vote Saturday for an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law and subsequent lifting. The DP and five other minor opposition parties have submitted an impeachment motion, arguing Yoon’s martial [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Choi Byung-hyuk, the nominee to lead the defense ministry, is a retired four-star Army general currently serving as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Choi, a graduate of the Korea Military Academy, served as the commander of a security brigade and the director of operations at the Capital Defense Command [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media on Thursday kept mum about President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of emergency martial law and its political repercussions. Yoon abruptly declared martial law late Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government with “anti-state” activities. He lifted the decree hours after the National Assembly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans support impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, a survey showed Thursday, after it caused political turmoil and unsettled markets. Yoon faces an impeachment motion submitted by opposition lawmakers, who argue his actions violated the Constitution and other laws [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), said Thursday he will make efforts to unite his party to block the passage of an opposition-led motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Han made the remark after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and five other [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun ordered troops to infiltrate the National Assembly and block lawmakers from entering the compound during martial law, vice defense minister said Thursday. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho made the remark in response to a lawmaker’s question in a parliamentary session, as South Korea is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. will stage a partial strike this week in solidarity with an umbrella labor union’s walkout against President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration, according to the company’s union Thursday. Hyundai’s 43,000-strong union will hold a four-hour strike each on Thursday and Friday [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Thursday that he did not agree with President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law earlier this week, which was lifted approximately six hours later. “I did not agree with it,” Cho said during a parliamentary session when asked about his participation in a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Some train and subway lines experienced delays and cancellations Thursday after unionized workers of the national railway operator launched an indefinite general strike. Subway Lines 1, 3 and 4 in the capital area, as well as high-speed KTX trains and regular trains, were being delayed or canceled as workers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s entertainment industry experienced confusion and slight disruptions Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abrupt declaration of martial law, followed by its swift reversal overnight. Netflix canceled a scheduled media interview with actress Seo Hyun-jin, who stars in the streaming giant’s Korean original series “The Trunk,” just four [...]