1. The presidential office announced on Monday that President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to visit a memorial altar prepared by the Japanese embassy to South Korea for the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The administration is also set to send two cabinet members to Japan to deliver condolences.
2. President Yoon Suk-yeol began receiving briefings from each ministries and agencies on Monday, with the first briefing coming from the Finance Ministry.
3. The new U.S ambassador to South Korea, Philip Goldberg, arrived in Seoul on Sunday. He will kick off his official duty after receiving a letter of credence from president Yoon Suk-yeol.