1. Rhee Chang-yong officially took office as new head of Bank of Korea on Thursday. He indicated tightening monetary policy to stabilize the economy.

2. Russia test-fired a new nuclear capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, “Sarmat” on Wednesday, amid extreme tensions over Ukraine.

3. South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases tallied 90-thousand 8-hundred-67 on Thursday. The number of the deaths stands at 1-hundred-47 on the same day.