Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 31-Xinhua

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 31

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-01-01 00:01:45

SEOUL -- Four people were seriously injured and nine others suffered minor injuries after a car drove into a crowd at a market in South Korean capital Seoul on Tuesday, local media reported.

The accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. local time at Mokdong Kkaebi Market in southwestern Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported. (South Korea-Market-Accident)

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SEOUL -- A South Korean court issued a warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol and search the presidential residence, the joint investigation unit said Tuesday.

The investigation unit, consisting of Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), National Office of Investigation (NOI) and the defense ministry's investigation headquarters, said in a short notice that the issuance of arrest and search warrants against Yoon was confirmed earlier in the morning. (South Korea-Arrest Warrant-President)

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- China's domestically produced C909 aircraft successfully landed in Brunei for the first time after its cross-sea flight from Guangzhou, China, on Tuesday.

This is the first time China's homegrown C909 aircraft has landed in Brunei. Brunei held a ceremony at the Brunei International Airport to celebrate the successful maiden flight of the direct route between Guangdong and Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. (Brunei-C909-China)

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TOKYO -- Japan's Mizuho Bank said Tuesday that its systems have encountered connection disruptions since around 7 a.m. local time, affecting internet transactions for individuals and corporations, local media reported.

The financial institution suggested that it may have experienced a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS attack, in which networks are overwhelmed by data from multiple sources over a short period, Kyodo News reported. (Japan-Cyberattack)