1. The Yoon administration on Tuesday proposed its first budget bill for next year,... of 639 trillion won or 474 billion USD. The government has gone through major spending reforms to secure an extra 24 billion dollars within the budget that's available for use.

2. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday, enforcement decrees of the health insurance act affecting local subscribers are a part of the second phase of insurance reforms which are set to take effect on Thursday. 

3. South Korea reported 115-thousand 6-hundred-38 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The number is up from the previous day, but shows a significant decrease compared to the same time last week indicating a downward trend.