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South Korea’s Yoon jailed five years in first ruling over martial law | East Asia Tonight (Jan 16)

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A Seoul court finds former President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of obstructing justice during his failed martial law bid. Also on East Asia Tonight: China and Canada strike a preliminary deal to cut tariffs and trade barriers in reset of ties. Meanwhile, Japan and Italy pledge tighter rare earth supply chains as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits Tokyo.

00:00 Headlines
01:54 First verdict in series of trials for former South Korean leader Yoon
05:55 Canadian PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
07:38 Japan PM Sanae Takaichi hosts Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni
11:29 Taiwan strikes trade deal with US
30:48 Japan’s key opposition forces form new party
36:13 Hong Kong police shoot and kill knife-wielding man
42:42 What is the UN High Seas Treaty and why does it matter?
47:36 China battles the bulge

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