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.
