1. Voting for June 1st local election and parliamentary by-election were held nationwide today. The result of this local election may determine the newly inaugurated Yoon administration’s power to push its agendas in the first year of its presidency term.
2. South Korean boy band, BTS met with U.S president Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss Anti-Asian crimes issues. BTS emphasized on “Asian inclusion and diversity” during the daily press briefing.
3. The United States will push for additional U.N. sanctions on North Korea should the recalcitrant state go ahead with its feared nuclear test, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Tuesday.
4. South Korea tallied 15-thousand 7-hundred-97 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. Entrants to the country can only get one PCR or rapid antigen test starting from today.
