China will make every effort to rescue Chinese nationals who fell foul of scam operations luring them to countries including Myanmar, the public security ministry said late on Wednesday.
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is monitoring developments in South Korea with "particular and grave" concerns, the top government spokesman said Wednesday, following the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law in December.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested Wednesday and questioned in a criminal insurrection investigation, which he claimed to
A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) following his arrest, in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS
South Korean investigators on Friday sought a warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law on December 3, Yonhap News Agency reported. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) filed the request with the Seoul Western District Court two days after it apprehended Yoon at his residence and took him to a detention center following questioning.
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound as investigators try to figure out how to detain him.
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities successfully detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his botched declaration of martial law, weeks after a first attempt ended in a ...
Thousands of South Koreans have gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital Seoul, either demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed December 3 martial law decree or calling for his impeachment to be declared invalid.
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbours and their mutual U.S. ally that is meant to counter China's growing regional power.
The State Department announced that Blinken would visit Seoul, Tokyo and Paris beginning on Sunday.View on euronews