U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a planned trip to South Korea after the attempt by the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law plunged the country into chaos.
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00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has cancelled a planned trip to South Korea after a botched
00:06martial law attempt there.
00:08Austin originally planned to visit both Japan and South Korea in his final visit to Asia
00:13before stepping down as defense secretary.
00:15But U.S. diplomats say the visit to Seoul was scrapped after President Moon Seok-yool's
00:21failed attempt to impose martial law on Tuesday.
00:24Talks on nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea have also been postponed.