1.President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Monday to ease regulations to boost the tourism industry in Gangwon-do Province, emphasizing that additional cable car systems could be constructed according to the wishes of local residents.

2. South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced last Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency will participate in cross-verification of samples from the fifth discharge of treated radioactive water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and that it hopes to participate in future cross-verification.

3. Palestinians in Gaza made preparations to observe the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Sunday under Israeli siege that has severely restricted food to millions in the besieged enclave, as talks to secure a ceasefire stalled among mediators in Cairo.