▪ No. of people employed in S. Korea down 982,000 on-year in Jan.
▪ S. Korea reports 444 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
▪ S. Korea to start AstraZeneca vaccine shots from Feb. 26th: KDCA
▪ AstraZeneca’s CEO says its vaccine should work against severe infections while studies suggest low efficacy against S. African variant
▪ Evidence COVID-19 originated in Huanan market inconclusive
▪ Kim Jong-un specifies policy direction for inter-Korean, external matters
▪ U.S. to take new policy approach with allies for dealing with N. Korea: U.S. State Department
▪ U.S. Senate moves forward with Trump’s impeachment trial as majority votes trial is “constitutional”
▪ Myanmar’s military junta cracks down on protesters defying ban on gathering, night curfew
▪ UAE’s Hope Probe successfully reaches Mars
▪ Much warmer air sweeps in this afternoon, feeling like late March during Seollal holiday
* 2021-02-10, 10:00 (KST)
