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By Hyunsu Yim, Nicoco Chan, Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have emerged as an effective new tool for demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Tens of thousands of protesters have braved near sub-zero temperatures …

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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday that the country will not send its navy to support Filipino fishers in a contested shoal in the South China Sea despite a recent incident with Chinese vessels. “We will never be part of an escalation in the West Philippine Sea,” Marcos told reporters, adding …

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By Laurie Chen, James Pomfret, Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break from years of international isolation since the start of a civil war in 2011. As …

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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is deploying its largest navy fleet in regional waters in nearly three decades, posing a threat to Taiwan that is more pronounced than previous Chinese war games, the Taiwanese defence ministry said on Tuesday. Speaking in Taipei, defence ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang said the scale of …

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By Jisoo Kim and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Stars of Netflix’s mega-hit series “Squid Game” on Monday lamented South Korea’s ongoing political turmoil since last week’s shocking martial law order by President Yoon Suk Yeol but said they were confident the country will overcome the crisis. The show’s highly anticipated second season premiered in …

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By Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan raised its alert level on Monday, saying China had reserved airspace and deployed naval and coast guard vessels in what a security source called the first military drills across a broad swathe of the region’s waters. A senior Taiwan security official said China had nearly 90 navy …

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