1. According to Japan’s Kyodo News on Monday, North Korea notified both the Japanese government and the International Maritime Organization of its plan to launch a military reconnaissance satellite between May 31 and June 11.

2. According to the Bank of Korea on Monday, South Korea’s economic growth recorded under the OECD average for three straight quarters, signaling towards Bank of Korea’s governor Rhee Chang-yong’s warning that South Korea has already entered the stage of low growth in the long term, now being a reality.

3. Turkiye's Election Board on Sunday confirmed that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured yet another term in office by winning the country’'s 2023 presidential election with 52.14% of the votes in a runoff vote on Sunday, extending his rule into a 3rd decade.