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South Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon

Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his "insurrectionary" suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some of its worst political turmoil in years.

Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region

South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law

Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached

South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.

South Korean President Yoon vows to 'fight to the end'

He faces a second impeachment vote in parliament expected on Saturday

South Korea's President Yoon banned from foreign travel

Police probe him for insurrection over his ill-fated declaration of martial law

South Korea's Yoon apologises for martial law

Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and political responsibility for his decision to declare martial law for the first time in South Korea since 1980. He said the decision was born of desperation.

South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after lawmakers defy him

Protesters outside the National Assembly parliament shouted and clapped. “We won!” they chanted, and one demonstrator banged on a drum.

April 12, 2015
April 12, 2015

Gunmen attack in S Korea embassy in Tripoli, 2 guards killed

Unidentified gunmen fire shots at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli today killing two local security guards, South Korean and Libyan officials say

March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015

N Korea 'arrests two South spies'

North Korea says it has arrested two South Korean men who it accused of spying for Seoul

March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015

'No apology' for SKorea sinking

North Korea rejects South Korean calls for an apology over the sinking of a warship Cheonan which went down five years ago with the loss of 46 lives

March 21, 2015
March 21, 2015

Asia powers hold renewed talks

Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years

March 5, 2015
March 5, 2015

US envoy to SKorea in knife attack

US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, injured by a knife-wielding attacker in Seoul

March 2, 2015
March 2, 2015

Samsung unveils sleek new Galaxy phones to battle Apple

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveils its latest Galaxy S smartphones, featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim the throne of undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc

March 2, 2015
March 2, 2015

NKorea fires missiles as US-S Korea drills begin

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as US-South Korea military exercises get under way

February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015

SKorea to rule new adultery law

South Korea's Constitutional court is set to rule on an adultery law, which punishes cheating spouses with a sentence of up to two years in prison

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