▪ S. Korea reports all-time high daily COVID-19 cases
▪ FDA concludes “no specific concerns” identified in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
▪ Brazil raises questions over transparency in authorization of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China
▪ COVID-19 vaccines to have little impact on current crisis
▪ Trump to veto U.S. defense bill, partly over its limits on troop withdrawal: McEnany
▪ Australia-China tensions escalate following Beijing’s reported plan to restrict Australian coal imports
▪ EU proposes sweeping new rules to counter dominance of IT giants
▪ No. of people employed in S. Korea in November falls y/y for ninth consecutive month
▪ Coldest morning of season, snow on west coast and Jeju
* 2020-12-16, 10:00 (KST)
