Yoon impeachment blame game, Singapore’s Yale-NUS shutdown stirs ire: 7 Asia highlights

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1. South Korea’s ruling party blames ‘Chinese people’ for Yoon’s impeachment

Pro-impeachment protesters camp out near Yoon Suk-yeol’s residence in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Park Chan-kyong
Pro-impeachment protesters camp out near Yoon Suk-yeol’s residence in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Park Chan-kyong

2. Philippines urged to ‘lean into US alliance’ to deter China in disputed sea

Philippine marines during a joint visit, board and seizure (VBS) exercise with their US and South Korean counterparts in Cavite province, west of Manila in October 2024, as part of the annual Philippines-US joint marines exercise dubbed Kamandag (Venom). Photo: AFP
Philippine marines during a joint visit, board and seizure (VBS) exercise with their US and South Korean counterparts in Cavite province, west of Manila in October 2024, as part of the annual Philippines-US joint marines exercise dubbed Kamandag (Venom). Photo: AFP

3. ‘Everything will be gone’: Singapore’s Yale-NUS closure stirs student ire

Despite the college closing, there have been efforts to keep the spirit of Yale-NUS alive through an alumni network. Photo: AFP
Despite the college closing, there have been efforts to keep the spirit of Yale-NUS alive through an alumni network. Photo: AFP

  

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