At a time when some are questioning the relevance of human rights and the rules-based order, Asia witnessed some extraordinary demonstrations of "people power" in 2024.

Before they founded the martial arts school, under the name of Chinese martial arts master, Huo Yuanjia, in Xiaonanhe (a ...

Asia / Pacific South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued on Thursday to resist arrest inside his residence for a third day following his impeachment over a failed martial law bid on December 3.

A former defence minister who officials said recommended Yoon declare martial law has been indicted on charges of insurrection and will go on trial on Jan. 16. Some of the top military officers ...

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening ...

SEOUL-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire its weapons if needed to enter Parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors ...

South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a ...

SEOUL — It seemed far-fetched this summer when some opposition lawmakers here began warning that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol might declare martial law. Some said it was just a gut feeling.

Woo also had a message for people around the world who had watched with shock as South Korean troops were deployed during President Yoon’s brief declaration of martial law. “South Korea is strong.

Yoon also did not respond on Dec. 15 to a separate summons by prosecutors who are investigating the martial law declaration, Yonhap said. Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and long-time friend of Yoon's ...

South Korea's anti-corruption authorities, along with prosecutors, have launched probes into Yoon over his sudden decision to declare martial law earlier this month. The martial law declaration drew ...