Chinese media also quickly reported the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol and the news of President Yoon's supporters storming the

South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he’s become the country’s first-ever sitting president to be arrested.

Thousands of protesters recently gathered in Seoul following failed attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol last week.

South Korean authorities began a second attempt on Wednesday to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched declaration of martial law.

Asian stocks showed mixed results following Wall Street's performance ahead of key US inflation data. Concerns over inflation influence potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. South Korean political unrest and economic changes in Hong Kong also impacted regional markets.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has asked concerned departments to enhance coordination to tackle transnational crimes and prote

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday followed Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of market-boosting rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1% higher to 38,505.54.

Market reaction in China will also be in focus after the PBOC said over the weekend it would implement a “moderately loose” monetary policy in 2025.

Hong Kong travel agencies have adjusted their itineraries for trips to Korea in response to recent protests, with one noting inquiries and registrations had dropped by up to 30 percent recently.

Markets across the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Monday as investors digested mixed economic data and corporate performances.