1. According to legal sources on Friday, the special prosecution team investigating the martial law filed a request with the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday to extend President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention period until February 6.

2. According to a survey conducted last year by the unification ministry, nearly 76 percent of South Koreans who registered with the government having separated families in North Korea responded that they were unable to confirm whether their relatives in the North were alive.

3. U.S. President Donald Trump said during a Fox News interview broadcast Thursday, that he will reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again, a remark that raised the prospects for the resumption of his summit diplomacy with the reclusive leader.