1. Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to Busan on Tuesday morning. Officials said he was airlifted to Seoul for surgery and the wound is not life threatening. The male suspect was arrested at the scene.
2. President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday during a ceremony marking the first trading day of 2024 that he will push to scrap the financial investment income tax which is planned to be implemented in 2025, and resolve the “Korea Discount.”
3. A powerful magnitude 7-point-6 earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s Day. According to local media reports, at least 30 people have been killed and thousands have evacuated following tsunami waves hitting South Korea’s east coast.
