1. According to Interior Minister Lee Sang-min on Wednesday, the South Korean government will decide whether to lift the indoor mask mandate, which is the last remaining COVID-19 restriction, by the end of this month. Meanwhile, South Korea reported 74,714 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday.

2. Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the first shipment of weapons including K-2 tanks and K-9 howitzers, purchased from South Korea arrived in the country on Tuesday.

3. The UN Security Council will discuss the human rights situation in North Korea behind closed doors on December 9th for the third consecutive year.