1. South Korea has decided to join a preliminary meeting of the “Chip 4” which is a semiconductor alliance led by the US. A government official said that Yoon’s administration will serve the national interest as much as possible, and whether to formally join the meeting will be based on the meeting.

2. Education Minister Park Soon-ae tendered her resignation on Monday after 34 days of taking office. If President Yoon accepts her resignation, she will be the first in the cabinet to step down since Yoon’s inauguration. She has been receiving criticisms for mishandling key policies, such as lowering the elementary school starting age to 5.

3. South Korea reported 55-thousand-2-hundred-92 new COVID-19 infections on Monday. The figure grew 1-point-24 times from a week ago. It marked the largest Monday tally in 17 weeks.