[YTN real-time news] President Yoon didn't respond to the 2nd call.Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit "I'll wait."

■ President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond to the second request for attendance from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which was notified at 10 a.m. today. The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit says it will wait until the afternoon, but it is considering future countermeasures against President Yoon's continued refusal.

■ President Yoon's repeated refusal to comply with the summons has also disrupted the government's plan to prove the charges with the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. The police have booked all those involved in the so-called "hamburger restaurant meeting" as suspects and are expanding their investigation to military officials.

■ The Democratic Party of Korea tried to impeach acting Han Deok-soo, but turned to a last-minute suspension. The move is aimed at seeing whether the Constitutional Court, recommended by the National Assembly, will appoint a constitutional judge, but the people's power is a "torture behavior."

■ The Bank of Korea has announced that it will lower its key interest rate further next year in consideration of downside risks such as slowing Korea's deduction growth rate. The high-flying won-dollar exchange rate once exceeded 1,460 won during the day early this morning.

■ Ahead of Christmas, the New York Stock Exchange's three major stock indexes closed higher. Amid the so-called "Santa Rally," there has also been a "Santa Rally" trend in the virtual currency market, with Bitcoin also soaring 6%.