Asian countries other than China and Japan also reported the martial law situation as top news.
Reporter Shin Woong-jin reports from major media outlets in each country.
[Reporter]
The martial law situation in Korea has become the top TV news in Thailand.
[Thai Nation TV male announcer: Those of you who stayed up late last night must have been shocked like me. I also couldn't sleep, and I wanted to know what was going on in Seoul, South Korea.
[Thai Nation TV Female Announcer: Many people were confused when martial law was declared. How did martial law come out in Korea?]
[Thai Nation TV Male Announcer: The martial law declared for the first time in 45 years. The last time it was declared was when there was a dictator leader.
It also topped the news in Indonesia.
[Indonesia Compass TV Anchor: In the first news, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. The declaration claimed to protect South Korea from pro-North Korean communist forces.
Australia, a South Pacific country, also takes it seriously and criticizes President Yoon Suk Yeol for throwing South Korea into chaos.
[Los Childs / Australia ABC News Announcer: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol abruptly declared martial law after parliament voted it down, sparking protests, fear and chaos across the country]
Broadcasters in the Middle East, which are busy with war, also delivered breaking news by connecting Korean correspondents live.
Newspapers and Internet media responded in real time with YouTube.
India's "Indian Express" was deeply interested, gathering in front of the National Assembly to convey in detail the movements of citizens calling for the abolition of martial law.
I'm YTN's Shin Woongjin.
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