1. In his New Year’s speech on Sunday South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to remain vigilant regarding the economy and to support exports to make sure South Korea's economy recovers this year.
2. North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile into the sea on New Year’s Day, after firing three of them on the last day of 2022.
3. According to Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, 2023 is going to be a tough year for much of the world economy as the major drivers of the economy, the United States, Europe and China, all experienced weakening economic activity.
