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What's Next For South Korea's Political Crisis?
South Korean lawmakers impeached the acting president on Friday as the country struggles to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's declaration of marital law.
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Who Is Choi Sang-Mok, South Korea's Second Acting President In Weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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After Yoon Suk-Yeol, South Korea's Acting President Han Duck-Soo Impeached
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, finding he "actively participated in the insurrection" after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month.
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South Korea's Acting President Faces Impeachment Vote In New Political Twist
South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and suspended from duties after a short-lived martial law.
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Han Duck-Soo: South Korea's Acting President After Yoon Suk Yeol's Impeachment
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality could serve him well in his latest role.
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"Stop Destabilising Acts": Kamala Harris, World Leaders' Message To N Korea
US Vice President Kamala Harris and leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada vowed to pressure North Korea as they held urgent talks Friday on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Hyundai Set to Launch $5.5 Billion US EV Plant as Inflation Reduction Act Dims Sales Outlook
Hyundai on Tuesday will break ground on a new $5.5 billion (roughly Rs. 45,500 crore) electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the US, ahead of the company's plans to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025 in the massive plant in Bryan county, west of Savannah. The event comes at a time when South Korea and the European Union are a...
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With Rahul Gandhi In South Korea, Sister Priyanka Leads Delhi Sit-In
Amid massive protests against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi and across several parts of the country, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has left for South Korea on an official tour. His sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the protest at the India Gate against alleged police crackdown on students of J...
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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South Korea Park Guen-hye's Presidential Powers Suspended; PM Takes Over As Acting Leader
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's powers were suspended at 7:03 pm on Friday (1003 GMT) after parliament voted to impeach her, her office said.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Says She'll Resign After Lawmakers Act
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday that she will resign her office once parliament develops a plan for a safe transfer of power, amid prosecution claims that she colluded with a friend who wielded government power from the shadows.
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Woman Accused Of Acting As South Korea's 'Shadow President' Has Been Detained
The woman accused of acting as South Korea's "shadow president" has been jailed under emergency detention laws, as prosecutors question her about what exact role she played for the real president, Park Geun-hye.
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Barack Obama heads to Philippines as defence pact inked
US President Barack Obama heads to the Philippines on Monday for the most complex leg of his Asian tour balancing act of reassuring allies wary of a rising China while avoiding antagonising Beijing.
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Anger mounts after bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry
Angry relatives of more than 200 people, mostly children, missing inside a sunken South Korea ferry demanded authorities act now to raise the vessel and hit out at officials, including the country's president, as hopes of finding survivors faded.
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FIFA may rule on Korean political act next month
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday his world football governing body may need another month to reach a conclusion on a South Korean player who held up a political banner at the London Olympics.
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What's Next For South Korea's Political Crisis?
South Korean lawmakers impeached the acting president on Friday as the country struggles to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's declaration of marital law.
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Who Is Choi Sang-Mok, South Korea's Second Acting President In Weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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After Yoon Suk-Yeol, South Korea's Acting President Han Duck-Soo Impeached
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, finding he "actively participated in the insurrection" after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month.
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South Korea's Acting President Faces Impeachment Vote In New Political Twist
South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and suspended from duties after a short-lived martial law.
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Han Duck-Soo: South Korea's Acting President After Yoon Suk Yeol's Impeachment
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality could serve him well in his latest role.
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"Stop Destabilising Acts": Kamala Harris, World Leaders' Message To N Korea
US Vice President Kamala Harris and leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada vowed to pressure North Korea as they held urgent talks Friday on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Hyundai Set to Launch $5.5 Billion US EV Plant as Inflation Reduction Act Dims Sales Outlook
Hyundai on Tuesday will break ground on a new $5.5 billion (roughly Rs. 45,500 crore) electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the US, ahead of the company's plans to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025 in the massive plant in Bryan county, west of Savannah. The event comes at a time when South Korea and the European Union are a...
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With Rahul Gandhi In South Korea, Sister Priyanka Leads Delhi Sit-In
Amid massive protests against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi and across several parts of the country, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has left for South Korea on an official tour. His sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the protest at the India Gate against alleged police crackdown on students of J...
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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South Korea Park Guen-hye's Presidential Powers Suspended; PM Takes Over As Acting Leader
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's powers were suspended at 7:03 pm on Friday (1003 GMT) after parliament voted to impeach her, her office said.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Says She'll Resign After Lawmakers Act
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday that she will resign her office once parliament develops a plan for a safe transfer of power, amid prosecution claims that she colluded with a friend who wielded government power from the shadows.
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Woman Accused Of Acting As South Korea's 'Shadow President' Has Been Detained
The woman accused of acting as South Korea's "shadow president" has been jailed under emergency detention laws, as prosecutors question her about what exact role she played for the real president, Park Geun-hye.
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Barack Obama heads to Philippines as defence pact inked
US President Barack Obama heads to the Philippines on Monday for the most complex leg of his Asian tour balancing act of reassuring allies wary of a rising China while avoiding antagonising Beijing.
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Anger mounts after bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry
Angry relatives of more than 200 people, mostly children, missing inside a sunken South Korea ferry demanded authorities act now to raise the vessel and hit out at officials, including the country's president, as hopes of finding survivors faded.
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FIFA may rule on Korean political act next month
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday his world football governing body may need another month to reach a conclusion on a South Korean player who held up a political banner at the London Olympics.
