▪ S. Korea secures more Pfizer and Novavax vaccines
▪ WHO gives green light to AstraZeneca-Oxford’s vaccine for emergency use
▪ WHO’s probe team says COVID-19 was circulating more widely in Wuhan in Dec. 2019 than previously thought
▪ N. Korea faces challenges in pursuing new 5-year economic plan
▪ Top nuke envoys from Seoul, Tokyo agree to facilitate cooperation, communication over N. Korea’s nuclear issue
▪ No. of jobs in accommodation sector continues to drop following business shutdown and layoff in pandemic
▪ WTO appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as new director-general
▪ Myanmar military opens fire, deploys armored vehicles amid ongoing coup
▪ Iran to end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met
▪ Western countries slam detention of foreign nationals for diplomatic leverage
▪ Seobuk hospital makes educational videos to help COVID-19 patients
▪ Cold wave alerts across country, heavy snow this afternoon
* 2021-02-16, 10:00 (KST)