1. The Finance Ministry on Friday, showed concerns that the South Korean economy is at the risk of losing steam caused by a slump in investment and exports amid external uncertainties.

2. President Yoon Suk Yeol talked to U.N Secretary-General António Guterres over the phone on Friday, and called for a stern response against North Korea’s growing threats.

3. South Korean health authorities on Friday decided to extend the seven-day quarantine measures for four more weeks, expressing concerns of resurgence after lifting the rules. Meanwhile, domestic new COVID-19 cases stood at 7-thousand 1-hundred-98.