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(4th LD) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

(ATTN: UPDATES with ruling party's injunction, new acting president's schedule; ADDS photos)By Lee Haye-ah and Yi WonjuSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo less than two weeks
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(News Focus) Deadlocked politics over successive impeachments fuel concerns over prolonging of economic instability, FX woes

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The passage of the impeachment motion on Friday against acting President Han Duck-soo and the ensuing deadlock at the National Assembly has raised concerns over the nation's already fragile economy, amplif
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(News Focus) Impeachment of acting president over martial law deepens leadership vacuum

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday plunged South Korea into an unprecedented leadership vacuum, requiring the finance minister to double as both president and prime minister for the fir
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Finance minister to begin acting president role following Han's impeachment

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is set to begin his scheduled duties as acting president Friday, his office said, after the opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a motion to impeach acting President Ha
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(2nd LD) N.K. soldier captured by Ukraine dies from worsening wounds: S. Korea's spy agency

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES paras 1-5; ADDS byline)By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- An injured North Korean solider died Friday from worsening wounds, a day after being captured by Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency confirmed, citing
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Nat'l Assembly passes bill on doubling protection of bank deposits

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly passed a bill on doubling the ceiling of bank deposits protected by law during a parliamentary plenary session Friday.Under the revision to the Depositor Protection Act, the maximum amount guaranteed i
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Acting President Han says respects Nat'l Assembly's impeachment decision

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo said Friday he respects the National Assembly's vote on his impeachment and vowed to wait for a ruling by the Constitutional Court over the impeachment. Han's remarks came shortly after
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(3rd LD) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

(ATTN: UPDATES with Han's remarks, other details)By Lee Haye-ah and Yi Wonju SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo less than two weeks after he took over for President Yoon Suk Yeol
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(LEAD) Ex-defense minister indicted on insurrection charges in martial law probe

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun under detention on charges of insurrection over his alleged role in the short-lived imposition of m
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(URGENT) N.K. soldier captured by Ukraine dies from worsening wounds: S. Korea's spy agency

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(URGENT) Acting President Han says respects Nat'l Assembly's impeachment decision, to wait for Constitutional Court decision

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(2nd LD) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with impeachment vote; CHANGES headline, photos)By Lee Haye-ah and Yi Wonju SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo less than two weeks after he took over for Pr
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(URGENT) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

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(URGENT) Voting ends on Han impeachment motion; ballot counting begins

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Assembly speaker says only 151 votes needed to impeach acting President Han

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- A motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo can pass with a simple majority of 151 votes, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said Friday.Woo announced the decision immediately before a vote on Han's impeachmen
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Ex-defense minister indicted on insurrection charges in martial law probe

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun under detention on charges of insurrection over his alleged role in the short-lived imposition of martial law this month.The prosecution&#
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(URGENT) Assembly speaker says only half of National Assembly needed to impeach acting President Han

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(URGENT) Prosecutors indict ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on insurrection charges

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(3rd LD) Political chaos throws Korean won to lowest level in nearly 16 yrs

(ATTN: UPDATES first 5 paras; ADDS comments in paras 9-10, additional photo)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency dipped further against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in nearly 16 years Friday amid a deepening political crisis fo
(URGENT) Han impeachment motion presented to plenary session; vote to begin soon

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