Today in Korean history
Dec. 8
1995 -- Former President Choi Kyu-hah receives a summons for testimony in relation to a coup and massacre in Gwangju.
1997 -- Daewoo Motor announces plans to take over Ssangyong Motor.
2002 -- South and North Korea agree to open a temporary road between Seoul and Sinuiju
2003 -- The parliamentary panel endorses plans to build an administrative capital.
2008 -- A new round of six-way talks begins in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear weapons program and how to verify its accounting of the program.
2013 -- South Korea announces a new air defense zone to counter China's unilateral decision to expand its own, bolstering Seoul's sovereignty over a reef and other islands off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula.
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(Yonhap Interview) Fintech startup AIM aims to bring professional wealth services to ordinary investors
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N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media
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N. Korea appears to release border dam water without prior notice: official
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7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
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(2nd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
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(Yonhap Interview) Fintech startup AIM aims to bring professional wealth services to ordinary investors
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7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
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(5th LD) 8 dead, 7 missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas
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N. Korea appears to release border dam water without prior notice: official
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(LEAD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
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(LEAD) N. Korea hits out at U.N. chief over remarks on denuclearization
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(LEAD) Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases down for 4th day; critical cases at over 3-month high
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Heavy rain-caused deaths this week rise to 14; 5 go missing
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(LEAD) Heavy rain-caused deaths stand at 14; number of missing rises to 6