PANews reported on December 3rd that according to Jinshi, market sources said that the South Korean National Assembly had begun a plenary session. CCTV News also reported that South Korean martial law troops tried to break into the National Assembly through the windows and arrest members attending the meeting.

In addition, South Korea's finance minister will hold an emergency meeting on the economy and financial markets at 7 a.m. Korea Standard Time (6 a.m. Beijing time).