1.President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that South Korea's alliance with the United States has been elevated to a "nuclear-based" one capable of deterring the North's nuclear threats. Yoon added that the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, signed last week, has established a structure to “respond swiftly and effectively to any kind of North Korean nuclear threat."
2.South Korea’s automobile exports hit another record high of $37 billion in the first half of the year driven by climbing sales of high-margin hybrid cars and SUVs.
3.Former US President Trump was officially nominated on Monday as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate alongside his vice presidential pick, Ohio Senator JD Vance, at the Republican National Convention.
