South Korea rocked by political turmoil as impeachment vote fails

South Korea's president has lifted martial law after parliament voted to defy the shock move on Tuesday; Bank of Korea held an emergency meeting on December 4.
December 04, 2024

South Korea's stock market, the KOSPI, is set to reopen at 9am Korean time on Wednesday, December 4 after a shock move by president Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law on Tuesday evening. 

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