South Korea

South Korea’s acting president moves to calm markets after Yoon impeachment

A protester holding a cardboard reading “Leader of insurgents” on an image depicting the face of South Korea’s President Yoon…

South Korea’s President Yoon impeached after failed attempt to impose martial law

A screens shows footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address to the nation at Seoul station…

Yellen discusses South Korean political crisis with country’s finance minister

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2024.  Andrew…

South Korea President Yoon banned from foreign travel as leadership crisis deepens

People gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea,…

South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defense minister

People march in heavy rain to protest against South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, as strike and protests continue amid…

South Korea’s President Yoon survives impeachment motion after ruling party boycotts vote

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 07: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a press conference on state affairs at the…

Political turmoil is roiling global markets as investors head into 2025

Advertisement South Korea’s brief descent into martial law on Tuesday served as a wake-up call to investors that political uncertainty…

South Korean stocks rocked in U.S. trading after martial law declared

Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2024, after…

Tungsten mine opens in Korea as U.S. seeks non-China critical minerals

Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010.…

Korea Fintech Leader Picks Former eBay Manager to Fill CEO Void

(Bloomberg) — Toss Securities Co., the brokerage arm of South Korea’s largest fintech startup, is close to appointing a former…