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1. The Ministry of Unification said Thursday that it’s closely monitoring North Korea’s movement and preparing military readiness, after a warning from the U.S. of a possibility of further provocations by the North. 

2. The western countries including the U.S. announced additional sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, regarding the massacre of Ukranian citizens. The sanction targets the largest Russian banks, and two daughters of Vladimir Putin. 

3. The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea stands at 224-thousand 8-hundred 20 on Thursday. 3-hundred 48 people lost their lives due to COVID, and the number of critically ill patients talled 1-thousand 1-hundred 16 on the same day. 

1. The Moon administration approved $29.5 million in reserved government funds for president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to relocate the presidential office today.

2. President-elect Yoon’s delegation to the U.S discussed with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday the need to hold a bilateral summit at an early date and strengthen their alliance.

3. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stands at 286-thousand 2-hundred 94. The number of critically ill patients tallied 1-thousand 1-hundred 28 on the same day.

1. North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong said in her statement that the North will not fire a single bullet toward South Korea, unless Seoul conducts any military actions against North Korea.

2. South Korea’s consumer price soared over 4 % in March, hitting a ten-year high. Energy prices rose 31.2%, accelerating consumer inflation.

3. The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea stands at 266-thousand 1-hundred and 35 on Tuesday, up by 130-thousand from the previous day.

1. South Korea tallied 127-thousand 1-hundred 90 new daily COVID-19 infections on Monday, the lowest figure in 41 days. The number of severely ill patients stands at 1-thousand and 1-hundred 8 on the same day.

2. Prime minister nominee Han Duk-soo kicked off his first day at Yoon’s presidential transition team today. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday named Han to serve as prime minister for his government.

3. South Korean boy group BTS has failed to win at the Grammy awards for the second straight year.

1. The South Korean government decided to extend the private gathering cap to 10 people, and business curfew to midnight, starting from Monday for two weeks. Meanwhile, the new COVID-19 cases on Friday stand at 280-thousand 2-hundred 73.

2. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said South Korea’s exports and imports reached an all-time monthly high in March. But, the trade saw a deficit of $140 million in the same month.

3. Senior military leaders from South Korea and the U.S. have signed the Strategic Planning Directive, or SPD, moving one step closer to updating their war plan to counter new threats.

1. A Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held today in Hawaii, to discuss North Korea’s recent ICBM launches.

2. The number of daily COVID-19 infections in South Korea today stands at 320-thousand 7-hundred 43, downed by about 100-thousand from yesterday. Meanwhile, the number of the critically ill patients soared rapidly hitting 1-thousand 3-hundred 15.

3. Statistics Korea said in a report on Wednesday that the industry production is on a downward trend for two month in a row, hampering economic recovery.

1. The Japanese government on Tuesday strengthened its claim over Dokdo islet, and authorized omitting the passages of military’s ‘forceful recruitment’ of young women during wartime in its high school textbooks.

2. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday stands at 424-thousand 6-hundred 41. The number of the deaths hit the second highest at 4-hundred 32 on the same day.

3. Russia announced it will downsize military operations after holding the 5th peace talks with Ukraine on Tuesday. However, the west said Russia is attempting to buy time to reorganize its military.

1. South Korea tallied 347-thousand 5-hundred 54 onTuesday, up by about 160-thousand from yesterday.

2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s Chief of Staff announced on Monday that president Moon Jae-in promised his cooperation for the relocation of the presidential office.

3. The IMF on Tuesday projected the 2022 economic growth outlook of South Korea at 3 %.

1. President Moon Jae-in and president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are set to hold their first meeting today, 19 days after the election.

2. South Korea saw 187-thousand 2-hundred 13 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down below 200-thousand in 25 days. Meanwhile, the number of critically ill patients hit an all time high at 1-thousand 2-hundred 73.

3. South Korea and the United States on Sunday determined that the recent North Korean ICBM ballistic missile launch was an existing ‘Hwasong-15’, instead of the brand new projectile as North has claimed.

1. An hour after North Korea’s confirmation on its ICBM test-fire yesterday, the United States on Thursday announced additional sanctions on five entities related to North Korea’s missile program.

2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile threats.

3. The Carbon neutrality act, which aimed to reduce 40% of Greenhouse gas emissions, has come into effect from today in South Korea.

4. South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 infections stands at 339-thousand 5-hundred 14 on Friday, down by about 50-thousand from yesterday. Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said that the country is passing the critical moment.