Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 12

SEOUL -- South Korean National Archives and the Presidential Archives have begun to check the records related to emergency martial law, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

Due to concerns that documents related to the martial law declaration last week may be damaged, the archive agencies decided to conduct some on-site inspections. (South Korea-Martial Law)

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