impeachment

Business & Politics S.Korean court to rule on impeached President Yoon’s fate April 4

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday will give its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December for declaring mart...

Business & Politics Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president

South Korea’s constitutional court on Monday ruled against the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, restoring him to his position as ac...

Business & Politics Korean court cancels Yoon’s detention; Insurrection case continues

A South Korean court on Friday cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention warrant, ordering him to be released from jail, althoug...

Korean stock market Foreign investors sells $3.86 bn in S.Korean stock market

The Bank of Korea (BOK) said on Wednesday that the foreign investors' net selling in the South Korean stock market was $3.86 billion in December las...

Business & Politics South Korea’s Acting President Han impeached; Stocks, won plummet

Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president and prime minister, was impeached in Parliament on Friday amid a deepening political crisis batte...

Foreign exchange Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment

The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...

Business & Politics Korea’s president impeached over martial law; political turmoil to ease

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over his stunning martial law decree, suspending him from office...

Business & Politics S.Korea's Yoon survives impeachment; economic fundamentals firm

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote against him after an overwhelming majority of governing party lawmakers boycotted ...

Business & Politics South Korea’s president apologizes for martial law

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to the public for causing “discomfort and anxiety” with his martial law declaration on ...

Korean stock market Korean stocks diverge: Winners, losers of Yoon’s martial law debacle

South Korean stocks showed clear divergences on Wednesday amid a mixed market outlook as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, re...