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Supreme Court Decision Against Trump Tariffs Raises Uncertainty, But Markets Calm
The Supreme Court's ruling against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs has countries like China and South Korea watching for Washington's next steps, while financial markets took the news in stride.
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South Korea’s Ruling Party Unveils Plan to Allow Stablecoins
South Korea's newly elected President, Lee Jae-myung plans to permit local companies to issue stablecoins in South Korea. The country is already a hotbed for crypto activity. More than a third of the population, or around 18 million people, participate in digital-asset markets.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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South Korean Court Dismisses PM Han Duck-soo's Impeachment Over Martial Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president-- a role he was given after the president was suspended for declaring martial law last year.
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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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Supreme Court Decision Against Trump Tariffs Raises Uncertainty, But Markets Calm
The Supreme Court's ruling against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs has countries like China and South Korea watching for Washington's next steps, while financial markets took the news in stride.
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South Korea’s Ruling Party Unveils Plan to Allow Stablecoins
South Korea's newly elected President, Lee Jae-myung plans to permit local companies to issue stablecoins in South Korea. The country is already a hotbed for crypto activity. More than a third of the population, or around 18 million people, participate in digital-asset markets.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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South Korean Court Dismisses PM Han Duck-soo's Impeachment Over Martial Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president-- a role he was given after the president was suspended for declaring martial law last year.
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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.
