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1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit Hiroshima later this week to attend the Group of Seven summit. Before embarking on his trip to Japan, he will hold talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Seoul on Wednesday, and is also scheduled to meet the leaders of Germany and EU in Seoul after the G7 Summit.

2. According to South Korea’s energy minister Lee Chang-yang on Monday, electricity and gas rates are to increase by 5.3% from Tuesday.

3. Turkiye is set to hold a runoff vote slated for May 28 after its President Tayyp Erdogan failed to secure more than 50% of the votes on Sunday.