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The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY), which tracks more than 90 large and mid-sized companies in South Korea, at one point tumbled to a 52-week low.
Demonstrators celebrated after plans were announced to withdraw an order of martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, today.
President Yoon Suk Yeol being sworn into office in May 2022.
Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.
South Korea's National Assembly voted early Wednesday morning to lift the martial law imposed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, the evening before.
In one of the most momentous nights in recent South Korean history, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then lifted the decree hours later after lawmakers voted unanimously to reject it. On Tuesday night, Soon said temporary military rule was being imposed to "crush anti-state forces that have...
Protesters celebrated outside South Korea's parliament just hours after clashing with the military...
NPR - 21 hours 58 min agoIn a shocking turn of events, martial law was declared late at night by the president of South Korea, giving him extraordinary powers. Then after protests and an act of parliament, the order was reversed seven hours later. To try to understand what is happening with this key U.S. ally and trading partner, we hear from NPR's correspondent in Seoul.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.
Buzz Feed - 22 hours 10 min agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that he would soon lift the military rule he imposed overnight, after the parliament voted to reject his martial law declaration. View Entire Post ›...
One Seoul resident said the president's shock announcement on Tuesday felt like "a coup d' tat".
Nation Review - 22 hours 20 min agoSouth Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law on his country could have severe consequences for Seoul's approach to China.
Financial Times - 22 hours 37 min agoPresident's leadership has been marred by dysfunction, culminating in ill-fated decision to impose martial law...
South Korea's president hands power to the military...
Outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.
Political instability in South Korea has caused the nation's won to plunge in value and has shaken confidence in the nation's stock market.
Protestors flooded the streets of Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but lawmakers voted to block the measure and eventually the South Korean leader reversed the decree.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reportedly lifted a martial law declaration after lawmakers rejected the move hours after it was announced.
Police and soldiers were confronted inside and outside South Korea's National Assembly building after President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to impose martial law, a move that was immediately opposed by lawmakers.
Rightwing president backs down after most serious challenge to country's democracy since 1980s South Korea's rightwing president has been forced to back down after he unexpectedly declared martial law only to face unanimous opposition from the national assembly, in the most serious challenge to the country's democracy since the 1980s. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday amid a dispute with opposition parties he accused of pro-North Korean sympathies and anti-state...
President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden announcement of martial law sparked chaotic scenes in Seoul.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government has lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule . Yoon said his government withdrew military personnel following a bipartisan parliamentary vote that rejected martial law, and...
The Biden administration says they did not have any advance warning about the South Korean president's plan to declare martial law. The South Korean parliament nullified the declaration. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports more from the White House.
Financial Times - 23 hours 40 min agoPresident backs down after parliament rejects his emergency decree...
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