▪ 73 short-term visitors from China tested positive with COVID-19 upon arrival to S. Korea
▪ China condemns travel restrictions that target travelers from the country
▪ Nat'l Assembly holds first parliamentary hearing on Itaewon crowd crush on Wednesday
▪ S. Korean gov't vows for bold spending in first half of 2023 to tackle high inflation and slowing employment
▪ S. Korea to scrap real estate regulations amid falling house prices
▪ S. Korea records highest trade surplus of 2022 with Vietnam
▪ U.S. Congress fails to elect House speaker after multiple votes for first time in 100 years
▪ U.S. denounces N. Korea’s provocations, vows extra measures if necessary
▪ N. Korea appears to have executed former foreign minister Ri Yong-ho last year: Yomiuri
▪ Inter-Korean relations in 2023: N. Korea likely to continue escalating tensions without changing hard-line policy against S. Korea, U.S.
▪ S. Korean researchers develop simulator to help learn how to dismantle nuclear power plants
▪ New city drones being tested for containing fire, managing traffic conditions
▪ World News: Uproar as Israeli minister visits holy Al-Aqsa mosque compound
▪ Cold snap to subside a little, dryness gets worse
