The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming ...

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement ...

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Saturday denounced the opposition-led impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo as ...

The successive impeachments are unprecedented, and mean the top two officials in Asia's fourth-largest economy are currently suspended from their duties. Here's why some observers are increasingly ...

South Korea's ruling People Power Party leader Han Dong Hun reacts during a news conference to announce his resignation after President Yoon Suk Yeol's parliamentary impeachment, at the National ...

SEOUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Han convened his cabinet and National Security Council shortly after Saturday's impeachment vote and vowed to maintain military readiness to prevent any breach of national security. He spoke by ...

Han Dong-hoon announced his resignation as leader of the People Power Party on Monday, saying he does not regret asking ruling party lawmakers to vote in favor of Yoon's impeachment. "I will step ...

For now, the Democratic Party has said it will not demand impeachment proceedings against Han and other members of the Cabinet, in the interests of ensuring the government continues to function.

Han earlier said he would work to defeat the impeachment motion even though he criticized Yoon’s martial law declaration as “unconstitutional.” Han said there was a need to “prevent damage ...

Mr Han initially called for the president’s “orderly” exit but on Thursday changed his rhetoric and expressed support for Yoon’s impeachment. He had signalled he would not stand down but ...

South Korea's prime minister Han Duck-Soo became the country's acting President following the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday for his attempt to impose a short-lived martial law.