SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court on Tuesday held the ninth hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial.

Legal representatives of Yoon and the National Assembly summarized their respective arguments so far during the hearing, while the court examined evidence that was adopted but not yet reviewed. (South Korea-Impeachment Trial)

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YANGON -- Myanmar authorities on Monday arrested 273 foreign nationals who had illegally entered the country in Myawaddy township of Kayin state, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council said.

The team said they were arrested in the areas of Shwe Kokko and KK Park. (Myanmar-Foreign Nationals-Arrest)

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JAKARTA -- The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (Whoosh) has transported 8.01 million passengers as of Monday since its commercial launch on Oct. 17, 2023, according to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) on Tuesday.

KCIC data shows that the average occupancy rate currently stands at 60.73 percent, with a single-day passenger record of 24,400. (Indonesia-China-Railway)

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TOKYO -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Toru Mizutani, president of Japan's Kyodo News, in Tokyo on Monday, stating Xinhua's willingness to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Kyodo News.

Fu said that as important media organizations in China and Japan, Xinhua News Agency and Kyodo News have witnessed and participated in the development of bilateral relations. (China-Japan-Media Organizations-Cooperation)

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TOKYO -- The National High-Level Think Tank of the Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday issued a report in Tokyo, capital of Japan, titled "Promoting the Development and Progress of Human Civilization through Exchange and Mutual Learning."

The think tank unveiled the research report during a dialogue on boosting cultural exchange between media organizations and think tanks of China and Japan. (China-Japan-Report) Enditem

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