▪ N. Korea kicks off rare party congress with Kim Jong-un’s opening address
▪ S. Korea reports 840 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
▪ S. Korea to disclose details of relief package for virus-hit self-employed, freelancers
▪ Japan set to declare state of emergency amid COVID-19 resurgence
▪ Seoul calls for immediate release of S. Korean tanker seized by Iran
▪ World Bank forecasts global economy to grow 4% in 2021, but only 1.6% in downside scenario
▪ Trump signs order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay
▪ South Korean ship industry tops the world’s shipbuilding orders for three straight years
▪ Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min becomes first Asian player to score 150 goals in Europe
▪ Brutal cold snap of season starts today
* 2021-01-06, 10:00 (KST)
