1. Kwak Jong-keun, former chief of the Army Special Warfare Command, testified Thursday during the sixth formal hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial that the people Yoon ordered to be removed from the National Assembly were lawmakers, not agents, a claim that Yoon again rejected.
2. Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Thursday it has reaffirmed South Korea's sovereign rating at "AA-" with a stable outlook.
3. The first Asian Winter Games in eight years will officially open Friday in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center will be the stage for the opening ceremony, set to begin at 8 p.m. Friday in Harbin, or 9 p.m. in South Korea.
