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1. President Yoon Suk Yeol and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet agreed Thursday to establish a strategic partnership between their countries and expand cooperation across various sectors. The leaders adopted a joint statement during a summit at the presidential office.

2. The main opposition Democratic Party five-term lawmaker {우원식}Woo Won-Shik on Thursday defeated six-term lawmaker-elect Choo Mi-ae to serve as parliamentary speaker during the first half of the upcoming 22nd National Assembly.

3. Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was hospitalized on Wednesday after he was shot five times in what officials described as a "politically motivated" assassination attempt. The attack took place in the town of Handlova. The deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive the attack.

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday vowed to always keep Buddha's teachings in mind and conduct state affairs "in an upright manner," that will help improve the people's livelihoods. President Yoon made the comments during a celebration of Buddha's Birthday at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul.

2. Reuters reported Wednesday that according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors, North Korea laundered 147-point-5 million U.S. dollars through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange.

3. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and medical products, as he is revving up his reelection campaign. China said it was opposed to the hikes and would take retaliatory measures.

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.

1. Ruling People Power Party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho paid a courtesy call to his main opposition Democratic Party counterpart Park Chan-dae on Monday, and said he had high expectations about working with him. Park said he anticipates that Choo, a former finance minister, would contribute toward resolving economic and livelihood issues.

2. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said Monday he will have "frank and in-depth" talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, expecting the meeting will help create fresh momentum for the development of bilateral relations. Cho made the remarks before he headed to Beijing for a two-day visit.

3. South Korea's financial authorities on Monday announced plans to minimize risks stemming from short-term real estate project financing loans, that include additional funds for strong, survivable projects, but a speedy way out for those failing.

1. The South Korean government held a second meeting of the special medical reform committee on Friday and announced plans to submit documents to the Seoul High Court to verify that the decision to increase the number of medical school students by 2,000 was based on scientific grounds.

2. Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the U.S., China, and Japan held a series of meetings in Tokyo, during the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue to discuss North Korea issues. Nuclear envoys from South Korea and China met for the first time in two months on Thursday to discuss issues related to the Korean Peninsula.

3. In a speech in Moscow’s Red Square on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his army fighting in Ukraine and accused “Western elites” of provoking conflicts around the world. Putin warned his nuclear forces were “always” on alert and said Russia would not tolerate any Western threats.

1. In a press conference Thursday, President Yoon Suk Yeol laid out priorities for his remaining time in office for the next three years while pledging to improve livelihoods and create a new ministry to boost the country’s low birthrate.

2. According to data released by the Bank of Korea on Thursday, South Korea logged a current account surplus for the 11th consecutive month in March, reaching 6-point-93 billion U.S. dollars, on the back of strong exports of semiconductors.

3. U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.