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1. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on Monday said that the recent flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have left at least 49 people nationwide dead and missing while torrential rain is forecasted on Tuesday.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Saturday he agreed to provide Ukraine with a package of security, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a surprise visit to Ukraine.

3. South Korea, the United States, and Japan held a joint naval missile defense exercise to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, in a response to Pyongyang’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch.

1. South Korea and Poland on Thursday established a three-way system with Ukraine to support its post-war reconstruction efforts during a bilateral summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw.

2. South Korea’s Foreign ministry on Friday slapped sanctions on four individuals and three institutions involved in North Korea’s nuclear and missile development in response to Pyongyang's launch of a Hwasong-18 ICBM this week.

3. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted rainfall of as much as 50-100 millimeters per hour in the greater central Chungcheong and Jeollabuk-do provinces throughout Friday night until Saturday morning.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday to include South Korean experts in monitoring the planned release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Yoon also asked that the discharge be halted immediately if the concentration of radioactive material in the water exceeds standard levels.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday pledged continued support for Ukraine by increasing cooperation with Poland. Yoon made the pledge in a contribution to a Polish media outlet as he embarked on a three-day official visit.

3. The Bank of Korea on Thursday decided to freeze its key interest rate at 3.5% for the fourth consecutive time as inflation seems to have slowed down.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit, following controversy over Japan's plan to release waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

2. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile, toward the East Sea at around 10 A.M. Wednesday. The launch comes a day after Pyongyang threatened to take military action, after the regime accused the U.S. of illegally intruding into the sky above its economic exclusive zone with a spy plane.

3. According to Statistics Korea, the number of employed people reached 28.81 million in June, up around 333,000 from a year earlier. However, the job market remained challenging for the younger workforce, as older workers took up most of the growth.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Lithuania on Monday for the NATO Summit during which South Korea and NATO plan to adopt documents for bilateral cooperation across 11 sectors, including nonproliferation.

2. North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong said on Tuesday that a US spy aircraft which violated Pyongyang’s airspace twice had retreated when North Korea sent its warplanes. Kim said that the US forces would “experience a very critical flight” if the United States continues its reconnaissance activities.

3. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol electronically approved the Cabinet’s decision on Tuesday to split the TV transmission fee from monthly household electricity bills. The approval came after the Korea Communication Commission amended the enforcement ordinance on the Broadcasting Act last week.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol departed on Monday for Lithuania to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit. He will go to Poland for an official visit later this week after the summit.

2. The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, arrived in South Korea on Friday and met with head of South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, Yoo Guk-hee, Foreign Minister Park Jin on Saturday, and lawmakers from the main opposition Democratic Party on Sunday.

3. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, hot weather persisted during the daytime on Monday, and frequent rain is in the forecast for the whole week.

1. The South Korean government said Friday that the release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima plant would meet international standards if carried out as planned as it announced the country’s own scientific analysis of the discharge plan.

2. According to the Bank of Korea, South Korea’s current account surplus in May returned to the black by reaching 1.93 billion USD in May, up from a deficit of $790 million in April, owed to trade surplus and increased dividends.

3. United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday. Soon after her arrival, she said that the United States seeks better communication with China on Twitter.

1. According to first deputy chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Park Ku-yeon on Thursday, the South Korean government will announce its own analysis of Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday.

2. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named Yoo In-chon, an actor who served as culture minister during the former Lee Myung-bak administration as his special adviser for culture and sports in a reshuffle.

3. According to the Financial Services Commision on Wednesday, the South Korean government will lower barriers in the banking sector to stimulate competition. DGB Daegu Bank has expressed its intentions to apply for a change of status to a nationwide commercial bank to become Korea’s first new commercial bank in 31 years.

1. South Korea's Office for Government Policy Coordination on Wednesday morning said that it respects the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report, but as for its content, South Korea is conducting an independent review.

2. The Korea Communications Commission on Wednesday approved an amendment to an enforcement ordinance to collect license fees for state broadcasters separately from electricity bills.

3. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday, South Korea has retrieved a North Korean spy satellite wreckage and concluded it has no military utility.

1. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, on Tuesday met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to deliver the agency's comprehensive report on Tokyo's plan to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean which contains information about the discharge complying with global standards.

2. According to Statistics Korea, the Consumer Price Index rose by 2.7 percent compared to the same month last year. This is the first time that on-year hikes fell to the 2 percent range in 21 months.

3. China imposed export controls on two rare elements essential for manufacturing semiconductors as a response to chip export restrictions imposed on China by the United States and Europe. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Monday, measures which will come into effect as of August 1st.