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1. According to the Pentagon on Sunday, a new batch of photos of wrinkled documents was shared online on Friday which revealed information that was seemingly obtained by spying on the presidential office of South Korea.

2. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Representative Michael McCaul has said on Saturday that the U.S. may send troops to Taiwan if it is invaded by China.

3. Starting Monday, the Committee of the Whole House will discuss ways to change South Korea’s current electoral system for four days.

1. According to the latest data released by the Bank of Korea on Friday, South Korea posted a current account deficit for 2 straight months in February, marking the first ever to record a 2-month consecutive deficit in 11 years, amid soaring import prices.

2. South Korea, the United States, and Japan called for the member states of the United Nations on Friday to repatriate all North Korean overseas workers that are key sources of foreign currency that goes into the development of Pyongyang's nuclear program.

3. Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a meeting on Thursday during which Xi emphasized on enhancing cooperation between China and the EU.

1. According to a new report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency Task Force on Wednesday, Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company has a reliable and sustainable radiation protection program for the wastewater discharge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

2. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday. After their meeting McCarthy said that the U.S. should speed up their weapon sales to Taiwan in a timely manner.

3. According to South Korea’s Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho on Thursday, South Korea plans to create investment projects worth 13 trillion won, or 9.8 billion US dollars by working with the private sector to preemptively respond to the threats of the economic slowdown.

1. South Koreans started to cast their ballots on Wednesday morning in local elections and parliamentary elections. Pundits say that the results will reinforce or weaken the mandate of the Yoon administration.

2. Korea Electric Power Corporation saw an increasing demand for its corporate bonds after the company issued more bonds on Tuesday, raising concerns that it will negatively affect the debt market.

3. The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea's human rights violations. The resolution was co-sponsored by South Korea for the first time in 5 years.

1. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called for the revised Grain Management Act to be reconsidered, saying it was pushed through forcefully without proper discussion.

2. According to data released by Statistics Korea on Tuesday, South Korea’s Consumer Price Index jumped 4.2% on-year last month, 0.6 percentage points lower than the month before.

3. NASA announced the 4 astronauts who will take part in the first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. Female astronaut, Christina Koch, and the first black astronaut, Victor Glover, were assigned to the lunar mission.

1. The Korea Forest Service reported at least 35 forest fires across the country on Saturday and Sunday, amid strong spring winds and warmer temperatures causing humidity levels to drop below 20 percent.

2. A three-way naval drill which lasts for 2 days kicked off Monday between South Korea, the U.S., and Japan. It’s aimed at countering advancing underwater threats by North Korea.

3. An explosion tore through a cafe in the second-largest city of Russia on Sunday, taking the life of a prominent military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky who was also known for his blogging from the Ukraine frontline, along with 24 others.

1. According to Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang on Friday, South Korea will decide on the new electricity and gas prices for the second quarter in the next few days. This announcement came after the South Korean government failed to reach an agreement with the National Assembly on the new rates of utility bills.

2. The South Korean Ministry of Unification on Thursday unveiled a 450-page report which features interviews with 508 North Korean defectors who had witnessed or experienced serious human rights violations such as extrajudicial executions, torture, and state censorship of expression and media.

3. Former US President, Donald Trump, became the first president to be indicted on Thursday. He is being investigated on the alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden formally announced that South Korea will be hosting the 3rd Summit for Democracy.

2. A bill that provides tax incentives to South Korean chipmakers is expected to pass the National Assembly on Thursday to boost the country’s semiconductor industry.

3. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the country’s news agencies on Wednesday that Russia had suspended all information exchanges with the U.S., following the suspension of its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty last month.

1. The Summit for Democracy hosted by Washington aimed at enhancing global solidarity for democracy while countering the growing influence of Russia and China kicked off on Tuesday. Topping the meeting on the first day was a call for peace in Ukraine.

2. South Korea on Wednesday decided to include families with two children in the multi-children family bracket, and increase the infertility treatment leave to 6 days. This decision comes after President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered a reevaluation of low birth rate policies and an inquiry into the reasons for their failure.

3. According to Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday, the mandatory COVID-19 self-quarantine period for people infected in South Korea could soon be shortened from seven to five days as the government considers downgrading the COVID-19 alert level. The decision will be made in early May.

1. The South Korean government on Tuesday expressed deep regrets over the Japanese government’s authorization of primary school text books which diluted the forced nature of wartime Korean laborers and reinforced territorial claims to the Dokdo islets.

2. European and U.S. stocks climbed on Monday after the Silicon Valley Bank became a division of the First Citizens Bank.

3. According to South Korea’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday, the country will draw up a national budget of around 670 trillion won (or 523.96 billion USD) for next year to focus on underpinning defense and public safety, and creating more jobs for young people to prop up the economy.