Taiwan says China expands military drills around island
China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing 鈥榓 red line鈥� for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a 鈥榯roublemaker鈥�...
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South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill himself
South Korea鈥檚 former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month鈥檚 martial law operation, a senior prisons official said on Wednesday...
South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials
South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 bungled attempt to impose martial law...
Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment
China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te鈥檚 recent visit to the United States...
South Korea bars president from leaving country
South Korea鈥檚 president Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law...
Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
A volcano briefly erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of surrounding villages...
S Korean opposition plans new impeachment push
South Korea鈥檚 main opposition party said on Sunday it will try again to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law...
South Korea president escapes impeachment
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament.
South Korea president faces impeachment over martial law fiasco
Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by imposing martial law for the first time since the 1980s and deploying troops and helicopters to parliament, but lawmakers managed to vote down the decree, forcing Yoon to rescind the order in the early hours of Wednesday...
4 Taiwan soldiers charged with spying for China
Four Taiwanese soldiers, including three from a unit in charge of security for the president鈥檚 office, were charged Friday for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, prosecutors and the president鈥檚 office said.
North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into force
A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea鈥檚 official KCNA news agency said Thursday.
South Korean president clings to power after martial law U-turn
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world.
13 people missing as railway construction site collapses in south China
Thirteen people are missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday...
12 Vietnamese soldiers killed in accidental explosion during training
Twelve Vietnamese soldiers were killed in an accidental explosion during a military training exercise in southern Vietnam, state media said on Thursday...
Tokyo to propose 4-day workweek for govt staff
Tokyo鈥檚 governor wants to introduce a four-day workweek for government staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to encourage parenthood...