Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun was seen as a central figure in the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.
Penny Wong has made her strongest comments yet on the decision by the judges to continue working in Hong Kong amid concerns about a crackdown on political dissent.
On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub,a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.
Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.
The Australian was convicted in May on national security charges along with 13 other pro-democracy activists.
At 500 kilometres an hour,the Maglev could revolutionise rail travel. But it’s also causing plenty of controversy.
Two China hawks are poised to take up key roles in the Trump administration,shaping the direction of Sino-US policy and global security.
Many economists are concerned a new trade war between the world’s two biggest economies will have flow-on consequences for Australia.
“It doesn’t get any better than this,” the Trade Minister Don Farrell remarked,framed by the city’s shimmering high-rise skyline.
These days,most Japanese people have either never eaten or rarely eat whale meat. But one filmmaker wants to change that.