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1. During the Group of Seven Summit from May 19th to 21st, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol promised that Korea, as a “global pivotal country”, will support vulnerable and developing countries in solidarity and cooperation with the Group of Seven.

2. The South Korean government on Sunday revealed its plan to send a 21-member safety inspection team to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant for six days to focus on checking on the ALPS facility.

3. South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs on Monday began toughening quarantine checks on U.S. beef imports after the U.S. announced an atypical case of the so-called “mad cow disease” in a beef cow at a plant in South Carolina last week.

1. The Group of Seven summit kicked off on Friday in Hiroshima. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will be in the Japanese city for 3 days for the G7 Summit and a series of sideline meetings. He will be the fourth South Korean leader to participate in the multilateral event.

2. The EU Commission released an examination report on Wednesday, stating concerns about the proposed merger of Korean Air and Asiana, citing price increases and service quality decline in passenger and cargo transportation on four routes between Korea and France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

3. South Korea's records related to the April 19 Revolution and the Donghak Peasant Revolution were added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register on Thursday.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday during a ceremony marking the 43rd anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement to stand against any challenges to freedom and democracy.

2. South Korea and Japan failed to reach an agreement after the second round of talks held on Wednesday to discuss the details of the Fukushima wastewater inspection. South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said that it is the IAEA and Tokyo's job to inspect the wastewater onsite and that Seoul will check their inspection process.

3. According to the World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday, there is a 66% likelihood that the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in South Korea on Wednesday to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in batteries.

2. South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party decided Wednesday to refer a former party member, Kim Namkuk, to the Special Committee on Ethics over his dubious cryptocurrency dealings amid growing criticism that Kim is attempting to evade responsibility by simply leaving the party.

3. According to the White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden canceled his visit to Australia for the Quad summit and Papua New Guinea over the debt ceiling talks, but he will visit Japan for the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol vetoed the controversial nursing act against the backdrop of strong protests from doctors and nursing assistants in his second veto of a bill since he took office.

2. The UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women raised questions to the Chinese delegations concerning the situation of North Korean defectors in China on Monday during the review of China in its 85th session.

3. The United Kingdom announced on Monday that it would deliver long-range attack drones and air-defense missiles to Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit Hiroshima later this week to attend the Group of Seven summit. Before embarking on his trip to Japan, he will hold talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Seoul on Wednesday, and is also scheduled to meet the leaders of Germany and EU in Seoul after the G7 Summit.

2. According to South Korea’s energy minister Lee Chang-yang on Monday, electricity and gas rates are to increase by 5.3% from Tuesday.

3. Turkiye is set to hold a runoff vote slated for May 28 after its President Tayyp Erdogan failed to secure more than 50% of the votes on Sunday.

1. A director-general level meeting between South Korea and Japan was held at Seoul’s foreign ministry on Friday to discuss the details of a South Korean inspection into the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

2. Korea Electric Power Corporation announced a 25 trillion won, or 18.8billion USD restructuring plan to restore its fiscal soundness. Meanwhile, Cheong Seung-il, the CEO of Kepco, offered to resign on the same day.

3. The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a U.S. debt default which was caused by the country’s failure to raise its borrowing limit could have very serious consequences for not only the U.S. but also the global economy.

1. South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and announced that the 7-day quarantine will no longer be required from June.

2. According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun daily on Thursday, Japan is planning to hold a bilateral summit with South Korea, and a trilateral summit with South Korea and the U.S. on May 21 which is the last day of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

3. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday, The Gaya Tumuli, which is the seven tomb clusters from Korea's ancient Gaya confederacy, has been recommended for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

1. South President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the National Cemetery in Seoul on Wednesday on the occasion of his first anniversary in office. He wrote in a guest book that he will make a country of freedom and innovation.

2. South Korea’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said that the upcoming Fukushima water inspection is an opportunity to assess its safety, while Japan’s Trade Minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura said that it will only be an explanation session without assessment.

3. According to data released by the Bank of Korea on Wednesday, South Korea logged a current account surplus of $270 million USD in March due to an increase in dividend payments from overseas. It was the first surplus in three months.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that improving ties between South Korea and Japan will open the door to a new future where the two, along with the US, could bolster the current coalition working on North Korea’s denuclearization and the path to regional peace.

2. The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Kang Rae-gu, a key suspect in an election bribery scandal, who has been accused of distributing cash envelopes and providing illegal funds to the main opposition Democratic Party members before the party chair election in May 2021.

3. Russia has been holding muted Victory Day celebrations on Tuesday, with many mass events canceled due to security concerns after a possible Ukrainian sabotage.