Koreas

Kim Sung-soo’s war thriller is Korea’s Oscar submission – Blogging Sole

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Kim Sung-soo’s war thriller is Korea’s Oscar submission – Blogging Sole

One of the darkest chapters in South Korean history is chronicled in “12.12: Today,” a dramatic account of the 1979 coup that followed the assassination of authoritarian President Park Chung-hee on October 26. Meticulously written and extremely well performed by a first-rate cast including Hwang Jung-min (“Deliver Us from Evil”), director and co-writer Kim Sung-soo’s … Read more

South Korea’s ruling party boycotts impeachment vote Blogging Sole

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South Korea’s ruling party boycotts impeachment vote Blogging Sole

The South Korean president has so far survived an impeachment vote. Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law earlier this week, shocking the nation. Today, an initial motion to oust Yoon failed to reach a quorum as all but one of his party members left the legislative chambers before the first impeachment vote.