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1. Former President Park Geun-hye was discharged from the hospital Thursday, saying her health has recovered a lot thanks to concerns from people.

2. South Korea tallied 395-thousand 5-hundred 98 new daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The number of the deaths hit an all-time high at 4-hundred 70 on the same day.

3. NATO said Wednesday that approximately 7-thousand to 15-thousand of the Russian military servicemen were estimated to have been killed during the past month-long war in Ukraine.

1. South Korea’s appraisal of home value increased over 17% this year. The government announced today that the property tax for the owner-occupiers  will remain the same by using last year’s assessed value.

2. The new COVID-19 infections in South Korea today stands at 490-thousand and 8-hundred 81, up by about 130-thousand from yesterday.

3. The incoming government of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will not abolish the unification ministry handling relations with North Korea but help restore its "proper function," the transition team said Wednesday.

1. South Korea added 353-thousand 9-hundred 80 new daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. The number of deaths stands at 3-hundred 84 on the same day.

2. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday stressed holding a meeting with the Russian president in any form to end the war.

3. U.S FED chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that the central bank may take more aggressive actions to curb the soaring inflation.

1. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Sunday that he decided to relocate the presidential office to the current defense ministry building in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

2. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of staff announced in a statement on Sunday, that North Korea had fired 4 short-range multiple rocket launchers off of the west coast. The South Korean military said that it has maintained a readiness posture.

3. South Korea reported 209-thousand 1-hundred 69 daily COVID-19 infections on Monday. From today, the modified social distancing measures allows private gathering cap up to eight people.

1. The new COVID-19 cases in South Korea stands at 407-thousand 17 on Friday. Meanwhile, the authorities decided to ease the social distancing measures starting from next Monday, by extending the private gathering gap up to 8 people.

2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday officially presided over the first presidential transition committee meeting. President Moon Jae-in expressed his hope for a possible earlier meeting with Yoon, saying that it would not need any pre-coordination.

3. The Finance ministry said Friday that if the hikes in oil price last longer, it would hamper the recovery of domestic demands, leading to a downward risk for economic growth.

1. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit an all time high at 621-thousand 3-hundred 28 on Thursday. 429 people lost their lives due to COVID-19 virus.

2. Yoon may move S. Korea's presidential office from Blue House to Yongsan

3. The U.S. central bank raised the interest rates by 0.25 percentage point today, signaling other hikes at the remaining six meetings this year. Experts analyzed that the Bank of Korea will be pressured to raise the interest rates two to three times accordingly.

4. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on U.S president Joe Biden to be a leader of peace, in his speech to Congress on Wednesday.

1. North Korea was observed to have failed at launching another missile on Wednesday, which is the first test after Yoon Suk-yoel was elected as  president. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that it is now investigating more to find out the projectile model. 

2. The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed individual sanctions on the top thirteen U.S. officials, including president Joe Biden on Tuesday.  Meanwhile, the U.S also put Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and additional Russian officials on the blacklist for helping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

3. South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections climbed over 400-thousand for the first time on Wednesday, which stands at 400-thousand 7-hundred 41. The number of critically ill patients also hit an all time high at 1-thousand 2-hundred 44.

1. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy reported on Monday that the Free Trade Agreement between South Korea and the United States has given surplus to both two countries for ten years.

2. The Biden administration warned China of the potential support for Russia in their top officials meeting on Monday held in Rome, Italy.

3. Daily COVID-19 cases tallied 362-thousand 3-hundred 38 on Tuesday. The number of severely ill patients hit another record at 1-thousand 196, while 2-hundred 93 died.

1. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol disclosed its presidential transition committee on Sunday. The transition committee comprises of seven subcommittees, and three special committees, while excluding women and unification related units.

2. South Korea and the United States said on Sunday that they are closely monitoring North Korea’s movement as they caught a signal from North Korea to test an additional new ICBM system as early as the beginning of this week. 

3. South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases stand at 309-thousand 7-hundred 90 on Monday. The number of critically ill patients hit an all time high at 1-thousand 1-hundred 58