The suspect, identified as Simon Peter Carman, faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

South Korea and Japan have been working to develop closer ties since 2022 and overcome sometimes bitter historical differences.

A key raw material for many of these plastic goods is ethylene, which is derived from naphtha, an oil by-product. 

A notice from the National People's Congress Standing Committee provided no reason for the dismissals.

Amid burnout, economic uncertainty and rising costs, more young Chinese urbanites are romanticising rural living through social media, but experts say reality may be more complicated.