▪ S. Korea reports 1,020 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
▪ Accumulated COVID-19 cases at Seoul’s Dongbu Detention Center surpass 1,000 as of Sunday
▪ Third emergency relief handout to be given on Jan. 11th
▪ UK to roll out AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine
▪ N. Korea to hold the 8th Workers’ Party Congress as soon as Monday
▪ S. Korea’s comfort women lawsuits against Japanese gov’t will take place this week
▪ 117th U.S. Congress kicked off as the Senate control remains undecided
▪ China-Russia vowed to further strengthen ties in New Year
▪ S. Korea posts first decline in total population in 2020
▪ S. Korea’s wine imports in 2020 reached all-time high due to pandemic
▪ Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics gear up for first-ever online Consumer Electronics Show
▪ Very cold first week of 2021, colder days ahead
* 2021-01-04, 10:00 (KST)