1. According to data compiled by Statistics Korea on Friday, South Korea's industrial output fell for the third consecutive month in July due to sluggish production in the semiconductor and automobile sectors.

2.The Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy said Friday the government will evaluate progress made by each government ministry in policies aimed at tackling the country's chronic low births within the year.

3.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported Friday that North Korea is planning to send its Foreign Minister, Choe Son-hui, to the UN General Assembly in late September, marking the first appearance by an incumbent North Korean foreign minister at the event since 2018.