ARIRANG NEWS [FULL]: Seoul area bans gatherings of five or more people until early January

▪ Seoul area bans gatherings of five or more people until early January ▪ Top N. Korean official calls for rebuilding Mt. Geumgang tourist area in regime's "own way" ▪ Presidential secretary for peace planning appointed as new chief nuclear envoy ▪ S. Korea to allow usage of spending coupons around Christmas time ▪ In-depth: Global market wrap-up ▪ Employment rate for S. Korea's foreign population drops amid pandemic ▪ S. Korean gov't bill aims to protect platform-based gig workers ▪ Culture ministry estimates football star Son Heung-min's economic effects at $1.8 bil. ▪ Children with developmental disabilities play music to console people amid pandemic 2020-12-21, 17:00 (KST)