1.President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that any North Korean nuclear attack against South Korea will be met with a "swift, overwhelming and decisive" response, as they highlighted "tremendous" progress in their joint deterrence efforts.
2.South Korea strongly protested on Friday after Japan restated its false territorial claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its latest defense white paper, urging it to drop the unjustified claims.
3.South Korea set next year’s minimum wage at 10,030 won ($7.70) per hour on Friday, marking the first time the rate has exceeded the 10,000 won threshold.
