SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Monday they are reviewing whether to impose a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol to investigate him over treason and other charges related to his short-lived declaration of martial law last week. Yoon has been booked as a suspect in investigations by both the police and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The leader of the ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be swiftly suspended from exercising power, revealing that Yoon ordered the arrests of prominent politicians during his aborted martial law declaration. Han Dong-hoon of the People Power Party (PPP) said there is a possibility [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition leader said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s duties should be promptly suspended as he abused his power by declaring martial law this week, labeling Yoon as the “mastermind behind a rebellion.” Lee Jae-myung, the chief of the Democratic Party (DP), ratcheted up pressure against Yoon [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating tumbled to a record low of 13 percent, a survey showed Friday, following public backlash over his martial law declaration. According to the survey conducted by Gallup on 1,001 adults aged over 18 from Tuesday to Thursday, the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol “badly misjudged” his short-lived imposition of emergency martial law this week, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, highlighting that South Korea’s past experience of similar events has a “deep” and “negative” resonance in the Asian country. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell made the remarks [...]
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) — 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, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol held a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to congratulate him on his “landslide victory,” and they agreed to hold an in-person meeting at an early date, according to Yoon’s office. Yoon congratulated Trump on his victory with the “Make America Great [...]