1.With just one day left until the by-elections to elect four local government heads and the Seoul Superintendent of Education on Tuesday, both the ruling and opposition parties made their final push to win over voters.

2.North Korea on Tuesday blew up roads connected to South Korea once seen as symbols of inter-Korean cooperation as it seeks to cement its animosity toward the South, which it regards as a "primary foe."

3.This year's Nobel economics prize laureates on Monday applauded South Korea's economic rise, a key subject of their research, while also pointing out a set of challenges ahead. They also drew a stark contrast between the economic backwater of South and North Korea.