1. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo presided over an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Friday to approve the spending of reserve government funds to protect participants of the 25th World Scout Jamboree from the scorching heat wave. President Yoon Suk Yeol finalized the spending of 6-point-9 billion won or 5.2 million USD.
2. Former special counsel Park Young-soo was arrested late Thursday over corruption allegations connected to a high-profile property development scandal. Park is suspected of taking 800 million won or 610-thousand USD from private developers.
3. The United Nations Command said Thursday that North Korea has “responded” to efforts by the Command to discuss American soldier Travis King, who crossed into North Korea last month and is believed to be detained by Pyongyang.
