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(Bloomberg) -- As South Korea's political crisis enters its second week and hurts its stocks and currency, investors are looking at policy tools that can be deployed should the rout deepen.

South Korean equities rose on Tuesday, their first gain since last week’s short-lived martial law thrust the country into political turmoil.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will fight a possible impeachment rather than step down early, a local media report says, a stance that would likely lengthen the duration of the political chaos sparked by his martial law declaration.

North Korea blasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law last week, in its first comments on the political drama unfolding in its neighbor.

North Korea blasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol 's attempt to impose martial law last week, in its first comments on the political drama unfolding in its neighbor.

Seoul | South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol looks set to fight on rather than step down early as inquiries deepen into his martial law declaration and another likely impeachment bid looms.

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Protesters on the streets of Seoul erupted with emotion on Saturday after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law earlier this month stunned the nation.

The speedy downfall of Yoon Suk Yeol is partly a reflection of the nation’s embrace of efficiency and its head-on approach to solving conflict.

The speedy downfall of Yoon Suk Yeol is partly a reflection of the nation's embrace of efficiency and its head-on approach to solving conflict.