The Democratic Party slams the government for trying to sideline President Yoon Suk yeol by handing power over to the prime minister and to the governing party’s leader, calling it an “illegal, unconstitutional act”. The People Power Party has failed so far to find a solution to the political stalemate, while the opposition is using legal channels to force its hand.
The impeachment motion against the president who tried to impose martial law was blocked. In his first address after the tumultuous night last Wednesday, Yoon called it an act of "desperation", pledging not to repeat it. The People Power Party, which sees his resignation as "inevitable", is taking its time to negotiate a less traumatic exit. Appealing to protesters, the opposition, however, won’t have it, and will try another impeachment motion.
The debate on Yoon's impeachment is set for tomorrow afternoon local time. The opposition only needs eight votes from the People Power Party for the impeachment to pass, a move made more likely after news reports suggest that the president planned to have other political leaders arrested on the night of the attempted coup. In case of approval, the matter would move to the Constitutional Court, where, however, only six out of nine judges are in office (four appointed by Yoon himself).
The UN body gave its approval yesterday recognising the traditional alcoholic beverage, the product of an ancient technique of fermenting rice and other ingredients using "koji" moulds. For makers, it is an opportunity to promote it at home and abroad. For 2026, the government wants to have "shodo" calligraphy listed.
The International City of Commerce in the south-eastern province of Zhejiang is the place of origin of most of the Christmas decorations sold these weeks all over the world. A gigantic 6.4 million square metre wholesale market open seven days a week for traders from all over the world who are arriving en masse again in 2024.
From Mindong, Hong Kong and Taiwan to Milan’s Chinese community, various voices speak at a meeting sponsored by AsiaNews on the feast day of Saint Francis Xavier, grateful to the communities that have kept and passed on the faith amid many difficulties and new encounters, with questions about meaning in a changing world.
