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🗓️ 4 April 2025
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South Korea has been paralysed since its president declared martial law in December. Even after his impeachment, politicians face a divided polity and battered economy. Why governments should pay attention to the “Henry” – High Earner, Not Rich Yet (9:49). And what tiffs over tofu teach us (15:38).
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0:48.0 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
0:52.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
1:01.9 | I've just found out that a Henry is not just a popular man's name. |
1:07.9 | It stands for a type of person, high earner not rich yet, and it turns out they could be quite an important group. |
1:11.2 | And few foodstuffs attract such derision as tofu. |
1:15.4 | If you have strong views about those strange white blocks or the people who eat them, |
1:19.5 | you'll want to hear what our culture correspondent has to say. |
1:37.3 | Thank you. But first... This morning, this morning, |
1:48.0 | South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President |
1:52.0 | Yun Suk Yul and removed him from office. |
1:55.6 | The acting chief justice said Yun had breached the Constitution |
1:58.7 | by declaring martial law last December. |
2:01.6 | Crowds outside the court were jubilant. |
2:06.6 | But some of Yun's supporters reacted by sobbing openly. |
2:12.6 | Yun's shocking attempt amounted to a coup that left the country rudderless. |
2:20.3 | Today's decision finally brings to an end the immediate political saga, |
2:24.3 | but not to the deeper divisions inside South Korea. |
2:28.3 | The court's decision today is a huge victory for South Korea's democratic institutions, first and foremost, under pretty |
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