1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday embarked on a diplomatic trip to France and Vietnam. One of the highlights will be a 30-minute speech by the President in Paris, in hopes to boost Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo.
2. South Korea's ruling People Power Party and the Yoon Suk Yeol administration decided to exclude the so-called “killer” test questions from the nation's annual college entrance exam, which deal with materials not covered by public education.
3. Seoul issued its first heat wave advisory this year, as the capital’s daytime high climbed up to 34 degrees Celsius, marking the hottest temperature so far this year. Some regions in Gyeonggi-do Province even reached up to 37 degrees.
