Arrest development: South Korea’s Yoon held
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
After dramatic scenes in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained on insurrection charges, stemming from his attempt to impose martial law in December. But, says our correspondent, the political and economic fallout is not over. The craze for plastic surgery reaches some surprising body parts (7:46). And a visit to the world’s most disciplined primary schools – in Japan (16:40).
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| 0:34.4 | Hello and welcome to the The Economist. |
| 0:43.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:44.2 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:45.7 | And I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:50.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. There are a lot of clear trends in cosmetic surgery. |
| 0:59.2 | The tech is improving. |
| 1:00.7 | It's getting less invasive and cheaper and far more popular among the young. |
| 1:06.0 | Oh, in the range of bodily areas they can be lifted or plumped or designed, it's surprising. |
| 1:14.8 | And if you've been to Japan, you might have seen children as young as six riding the subway on their own. |
| 1:20.7 | Our correspondent finds out how the world's most disciplined primary schools turn out such responsible young beings. |
| 1:31.5 | Thank you. disciplined primary schools turn out such responsible young beings. But first... |
| 1:37.3 | Being president of South Korea is a treacherous job. |
| 1:47.0 | Pastholders of the office have been impeached, even assassinated, but a sitting president |
| 1:51.8 | had never been arrested. |
| 1:54.3 | That changed just a few hours ago when armed officers scaled fences to reach the president |
| 1:59.3 | and took Yun Suk Yul into custody. |
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