Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 7

SEOUL -- South Korea's court on Tuesday granted the extension of the warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, the National Office of Investigation and the defense ministry's investigative headquarters, said in a notice that the warrant to arrest Yoon was issued again in the afternoon. (South