Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea's martial law standoff
Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea's martial law standoff

Parliamentary staffers used sofas and fire extinguishers to block soldiers armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles from entering South Koreas National Assembly to maintain martial law, CCTV footage released on Wednesday showed. Shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial...

S Korea to inject liquidity to stabilise markets after turmoil
S Korea to inject liquidity to stabilise markets after turmoil

South Korea said it would provide sufficient liquidity to support its financial markets Wednesday after the country was rocked by President Yoon Suk Yeols brief imposition of martial law overnight. Equities sank more than two per cent in Seoul and the won initially plunged to a two-year low...

U.S. responds to South Korea's rescinded martial law declaration
U.S. responds to South Korea's rescinded martial law declaration

The United States has welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeols decision to rescind the declaration of emergency martial law, a move made after the National Assemblys unanimous rejection of the measure. In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday (Washington time)...