▪ S. Korea reports all-time high number of infections with 22,907 new cases on Thursday ▪ New COVID-19 cases on Jeju Island jump threefold in one week ▪ 55 new COVID-19 cases at Beijing Olympics; total at 287 ▪ UN panel approves sanctions waiver for S. Korean civic group's COVID-19 aid to N. Korea ▪ UN Security Council to hold meeting on N. Korea's missile test on Friday ▪ S. Korea's NSC says calls for resumption of dialogue with N. Korea still "valid" ▪ S. Korean FM files complaint over Japan's UNESCO push for Sado mines ▪ Four main presidential candidates clash over policies, personal qualifications ▪ S. Korean women's football team reaches AFC Women's Asian Cup final ▪ President Moon calls for swift passage of extra budget bill ▪ Online shopping hits record high in Dec. amid COVID-19 ▪ Hyundai & Kia post all-time high sales in U.S. last month for month of Jan. ▪ OPEC+ agrees on modest output boost despite sky high crude prices ▪ U.S. to deploy nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in coming days ▪ K-Zombie Netflix series "All of Us are Dead" tops ranking in 58 countries ▪ Classical concert hall offers backstage tour ▪ Food delivery fees rising in S. Korea as more apps launch one order per trip services ▪ Cold spells to continue...dry across eastern regions 2022-02-03, 22:00 (KST)