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Protesters call for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a demonstration in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
South Korean ruling party opposes Yoon impeachment as defense minister quits
By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin
The opposition Democratic Party planned to put up a vote in parliament to impeach Yoon at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, a party spokesperson said.
A line of police officers stand guard as protesters gather at the edge of Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol formally lifted martial law earlier, six hours after having declared it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Yoon fights for political life as martial law repercussions reverberate
By Jesse Johnson and Himari Semans
A coalition of lawmakers from six opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach the South Korean president, with a vote set for Friday or Saturday.
People watch South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law and the following announcement that he will lift the martial law, after parliamentary vote, at a railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, embattled conservative
The novice politician took office with some of the lowest approval ratings of any democratically elected South Korean president.
ASIA PACIFIC
Taiwan watching Chinese carrier movements as drills could start over weekend
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
ASIA PACIFIC
Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and a glimpse into the North
ASIA PACIFIC
Taiwan president's plan to stop over in Hawaii and Guam angers Beijing
ASIA PACIFIC
China could launch military drills near Taiwan over president's Pacific visit
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard

Politics

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announces his decision to impose martial law on Tuesday.
Politics
South Korea turmoil strikes at heart of U.S. alliances in Asia
By Alastair Gale
The potential impeachment of South Korea¡¯s president after an aborted attempt to impose martial law may complicate U.S. efforts to counter China.
Politics / EXPLAINER
How to impeach a South Korean president
Politics
In pictures: A night that shook South Korea to its core
Politics
How the streets of Seoul responded to a martial law decree
By Kang Jin-kyu
Politics
What we know about South Korea's martial law
Politics
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Politics
A North Korean voice that Kim Jong Un would like to silence
By Choe Sang-Hun

Crime & Legal

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (right) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on Tuesday.
Crime & Legal
Vietnam tycoon loses death penalty appeal over fraud scandal
By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Nguyen Xuan Quynh
Under Vietnamese law, Truong My Lan can have her death sentence commuted to life in prison if she returns an estimated $11 billion.
Crime & Legal
China court sentences journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years on spy charges, family says
By Laurie Chen and James Pomfret
Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Australia looks for ways to enforce its teen social media ban
By Byron Kaye and Alasdair Pal
Crime & Legal
Rights group says Vietnam's imprisonment of Khmer monks violated religious freedom
Crime & Legal
Vietnam mogul told to refund missing billions to overturn death sentence
By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
Crime & Legal
Hong Kong court affirms housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples
By Holmes Chan
Crime & Legal
Hong Kong a ¡®global leader¡¯ in financial crime, U.S. lawmakers say

Society

Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks during a news conference in Brasilia on Nov. 20.
Society / ANALYSIS
China¡¯s lone-wolf attacks pose challenge for Xi¡¯s security state
A new wave of deadly attacks is putting pressure on officials to expand the country's sprawling security system.
Society
Australia passes social media ban for children under 16
By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon
Society
Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023, monitor says
Society
Mass casualty attacks in China put focus on mental health as economy slows
By Casey Hall
Society
New Zealanders rally against bill to alter Indigenous rights
By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson
Society
China makes a U-turn on night biking, opting to crack down on it
Society
China's latest cry for more babies may fall on deaf ears
By Farah Master

Science & Health

A farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy field on the outskirts of Jind in India's Haryana state on Nov. 26.
Science & Health
The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air
By Arunabh SAIKIA
Burning is a cheap way to clear fields for new crops, making it hard for farmers to shift to other methods despite the consequences.
Science & Health
Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog
By Arunabh SAIKIA
Science & Health
China tests building moon base with lunar soil bricks
Science & Health
Chinese astronauts to test lunar bricks in space
By Eduardo Baptista and Florence Lo
Science & Health
Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery
By Ryan Woo
Science & Health
South Korea denies hospital emergency rooms collapsing as army doctors deployed
By Jack Kim
Science & Health
As the world warms, South Korea's latest border threat is mosquitoes
By Claire Lee
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South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan¡¯s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yoon¡¯s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan ¡ª a component similar to the one established at South Korea¡¯s Osan Air Base in 2022 ¡ª will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt ¡°human connection¡± over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
By Tomoko Otake

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