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1.The Seoul Central District Court is set to convene a hearing to review whether to arrest former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on charges of colluding with President Yoon Suk Yeol to commit insurrection. The result is expected to come out as early as late Tuesday.

2.The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill mandating a permanent special counsel to investigate treason charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law.

3.The benchmark KOSPI rose 57-point-26 points on Tuesday to close at two-thousand-417-point-84. A bill to abolish the financial investment income tax also passed Tuesday's plenary session.