1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday named Ahn Duk-geun as the new minister of trade, industry and energy. Ahn's appointment comes three months after incumbent minister Bang Moon-kyu assumed the post in September. Bang is widely expected to run in the general elections in April.
2. The South Korean military said North Korea fired a long-range missile into the East Sea on Monday morning, in its fifth intercontinental ballistic missile launch this year. The latest launch came hours after the North fired a short-range missile from Pyongyang late on Sunday.
3. The Korea Meteorological Administration said Monday that temperatures are forecast to further dip later this week. Monday's morning lows ranged from minus 18 to minus 3 degrees Celsius nationwide.
