1. President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he has revived the position of senior presidential secretary for civil affairs and appointed Kim Joo-hyun, a former prosecutor who served as vice justice minister in 2015.
2. A senior official at South Korea's Embassy in Beijing said Monday that South Korea and China are in the final stage of talks to set up a visit to Beijing by Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, that would make him the first South Korean foreign minister to visit the Chinese capital in more than six years.
3. French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to ensure more balanced trade with Europe during a meeting in Paris. The Chinese leader, however, showed little sign of being ready to offer major concessions.
