[LIVE] THE DAILY REPORT (2024-01-02)

▪ Central Japan hit by quake prompting international response ▪ Pres. Yoon kicks off 2024 with economy pledges, visiting KRX and business community event ▪ South Korea to sustain export-driven growth, complete Extended Deterrence system with U.S. by first half of 2024: Yoon ▪ S. Korea begins its 2-year term as UN Security Council non-permanent member ▪ S. Korea’s defense ministry condemns N. Korea for plans to enhance military readiness posture ▪ Opposition Democratic Party Chief Lee Jae-myung stabbed during visit to Busan ▪ Israel to pull thousands of troops out of Gaza ▪ Overseas S. Korean soldiers vow to connect S. Korea and world through peace in new year ▪ Special exhibition, 2024 The Year of the Blue Dragon ▪ New technology to recycle EV batteries at lower temperatures ▪ World News: China’s Xi warns reunification with Taiwan is “inevitable,“ while Taiwan’s Tsai seeks “peaceful coexistence“ ▪ Staying warmer than norms this week with rain at times