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1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named Kim Hong-il as the new head of the Korea Communications Commission. Kim is the current head of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and is to replace Lee Dong-kwan as chairman of the state broadcasting watchdog.

2. South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Wednesday that it held an expert advisory meeting with the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy in response to the nation's low birth rate.

3. Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city in a new phase of the war. The military said its forces were “in the heart” of Khan Younis, which has emerged as the first target in the expanded ground offensive into southern Gaza.

1. According to data from the Bank of Korea, South Korea's economy grew 0.6 percent in the third quarter of the year on the back of reviving exports and domestic demand.

2. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the restoration of relations between South Korea and Russia depends on Seoul, and that Moscow is "ready." Putin made the remarks during a ceremony to receive the credentials of new ambassadors from 21 countries at the Kremlin Palace.

3. The Korea Children's Hospital Association on Monday urged the South Korean government to prepare measures against pediatric cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, a respiratory disease that has recently been spreading in China, adding that health authorities are "responding too complacently" to the disease.

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday replaced the finance minister and five other members of the Cabinet. Choi Sang-mok, former senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, was named the new finance minister.

2. According to the Defense Ministry on Monday, South Korea successfully conducted a third test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket. This test flight comes after South Korea launched its first spy satellite into orbit on Friday.

3. Israel’s military on Sunday expanded its ground offensive to every part of the Gaza Strip, as it ordered more evacuations and vowed to hit South Gaza. The new orders come three days after the collapse of a weeklong truce.

1. The President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday approved a motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of the "yellow envelope law" and three other contentious measures unilaterally passed by opposition parties last month.

2. According to data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Tax Service on Wednesday, the number of comprehensive real estate tax payers in South Korea for residential properties this year has gone down by 66 percent from last year, marking the first decline in 10 years.

3. President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled to visit the Netherlands from December 11th to the 14th at the invitation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander, becoming the first South Korean president to pay a state visit to the European nation since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1961.

1. South Korea's central bank held its key interest rate steady at 3-point-5 percent for the seventh straight time Thursday, while cutting its growth outlook for next year.

2. South Korea's weather agency said Thursday a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern city of Gyeongju early Thursday, but no damage has been reported. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration the quake struck the city at around 4:55 a.m.

3. Israel and Hamas agreed on Thursday to extend the ceasefire by at least one more day, minutes before the six-day truce was due to expire. The truce, extended from its initial four days, will see 10 more Israeli hostages released for 30 Palestinians.

1. South Korea's Busan came up short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won over Busan and Italy's Rome without a runoff vote.

2. The Ministry of Education announced Wednesday that a sample of a new set of education rules has been distributed to the Office of Education. The new rules are aimed at increasing teachers' rights and authority, and replacing the current Ordinance of Student Rights.

3. According to sources on Wednesday, the South Korean military is considering restoring a disarmed guard post in Goseong in response to North Korea's latest move to rebuild its own and redeploy weapons in the Demilitarized Zone.

1. The 182 members of the Bureau International des Expositions will vote for the host city of the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday local time. The results of the voting should come out by midnight Wednesday Korea Standard Time.

2. After it announced it will scrap the inter-Korean military agreement, North Korea has been seen installing temporary guard posts on the DMZ, with North Korean soldiers seen with pistols at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.

3. Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their ceasefire for two more days. Hamas agreed to release a total of 20 hostages during the two days.

1. Seoul's Foreign Minister Park Jin said Sunday that South Korea, China and Japan agreed to accelerate preparations to resume the long-stalled summit among the leaders of the three countries at an "earliest, mutually convenient" time.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Friday that the international community should work together to confront North Korea's continued nuclear and missile provocations.

3. President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignations of the chief of the National Intelligence Service Director Kim Kyou-hyun and his two deputies on Sunday in the wake of controversy over personnel affairs.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to make the 2030 World Expo a platform to spread and create synergy between each nation’s culture, skills and beliefs if Busan is chosen as the host.

2. Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Friday the top diplomats of South Korea, China, and Japan will hold trilateral talks in Busan on Sunday. The gathering is expected to focus on ways to boost trilateral cooperation along with other regional and global issues.

3. Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas started a four-day truce on Friday at 7AM. The truce involves a ceasefire in north and south Gaza, the release of a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages later in the day, and aid to flow into the enclave.

1. North Korea said Thursday it will immediately restore all military measures halted under the Comprehensive Military Agreement signed in 2018, after South Korea suspended part of the tension reduction deal following the North's launch of a military spy satellite on Tuesday night.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the "Downing Street Accord" on Wednesday, raising the two countries' security and economic ties to the highest level.

3. The South Korean government announced a set of measures on Wednesday to tackle illegal drug trafficking and usage. The Office for Government Policy Coordination said the latest measures involve suppressing drug smuggling, overseeing medical-purpose drugs, and expanding rehabilitation programs.