1.The interpellation session of the 22nd National Assembly on Tuesday was adjourned roughly two hours after it began due to sparring between rival party lawmakers and failed to resume, while the session was also canceled on Wednesday after the PPP’s filibuster in response to the DP proposing a special probe bill into Marine Corporal Chae.

2.President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday announced a support measures package of 25 trillion won, or roughly 18 billion U.S. dollars, for struggling small business owners, saying providing tailored support is better than cash handouts.

3.Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and leaders from countries in the global south gathered in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.