▪ S. Korea-U.S. joint air drills will be smaller in scope than Vigilant Ace exercise: Pentagon
▪ U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper to visit S. Korea next week
▪ Top U.S. official on East Asia urges N. Korea to create better negotiating environment
▪ Nonproliferation conference kicks off amid speculation of possible encounter between N. Korea, U.S. officials
▪ Seoul expels 2 N. Koreans on escape after killing 16 fellow fishermen
▪ President Moon to hold anti-corruption meeting to root out unfairness in society
▪ 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall sheds light on continued division of Korean peninsula
▪ U.S. official confirms plan to remove tariffs as part of trade deal with China: Reuters
▪ Japan not making best efforts to resolve nuclear waste water issue: expert
▪ Iran cancels accreditation of IAEA nuclear inspector
▪ Merkel, Pompeo reject Macron's view that NATO is dying
▪ U.S., Chile discuss co-hosting APEC summit in U.S. in January: Source
▪ Changes to year-end tax adjustments in S. Korea
▪ Winter chill this morning, cold eases
