1.The inaugural summit between South Korea and African nations kicked off Tuesday. President Yoon Suk Yeol said South Korea aims to expand trade and investment with Africa through agreements such as Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade and Investment Promotion Frameworks.

2.President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday endorsed a motion calling for the full suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact, allowing South Korea to resume military training near the border and restart loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts towards the North.

3.South Korea’s Health Minister said Tuesday hospitals are allowed to accept resignations of trainee doctors. He added that the government withdrew a return-to-work order for trainee doctors and will halt an administrative step to punish them if they return to hospitals.