Focus on Headline 05/14/2024
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1. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, agreed Monday to work together for the successful holding of an upcoming trilateral summit with Japan widely expected to take place in Seoul later this month. The two sides reached the agreement during talks in Beijing. 2. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday proposed a law that will protect the rights of non-union workers and enhance their welfare,... during a town hall meeting, the 25th of its kind, which was held to discuss issues concerning non-union and other vulnerable workers. 3. According to data from the Bank of Korea on Tuesday, South Korea's terms of trade rose for the fifth consecutive month in April as export prices rose while import prices fell. The country's net terms-of-trade index for goods improved 5.2 percent last month from a year ago.
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