The Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons and other medical associations have also condemned the idea based on the dangers a patient might face on flights even after undergoing the simplest operations, such as double-eyelid surgeries, which are very popular in Asia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to muster the strength to get his political thought incorporated into the party's constitution, signifying his growing power over the Communist Party and the nation.
India's state-run banks surged between 20 percent to 35 percent on Wednesday after the government pledged to inject record 2.11 trillion rupees ($32 billion) of capital into the lenders to revive credit growth.
Singapore stocks were little changed on Wednesday, as gains in lenders like OCBC Bank were offset by a decline in real estate investment trusts such as CapitaLand Mall.