1. Data from Statistics Korea released on Wednesday shows that there were 28.83 million people in employment last month, up more than 351 thousand compared to the previous year, bringing the employment rate for those aged 15 to 64 to its highest ever.
2. A director at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, Song Han-na, on Tuesday said that satellite imagery has been released, showing that China is expanding detention centers where about 2 thousand North Korean defectors are reportedly being detained.
3. According to the U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday, the country’s consumer price index in May increased by 4 percent compared to the same month last year, showing the smallest on-year gains since 2021. Stocks rallied on rising anticipation of a rate freeze by the central bank.
