1. The Moon administration said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in his recent letter to president Moon Jae-in that inter-Korean relations can be improved if both sides make sincere efforts.
2. The South Korean government took issue with Japan’s repeated claim over the islet Dokdo on Friday. The Foreign ministry urged Japan to retract the “unjust” territorial rights claim swiftly.
3. Global credit appraiser Moody’s investor service on Thursday kept South Korea’s sovereign credit rating at ‘Aa2’, with a ‘stable’ outlook.
4. South Korea's new Covid-19 cases marked 81 thousand - 58 on Friday. The figure stayed below 100-thousand for the second straight day.
