1. Japan’s Kyodo News reported Friday that the nation’s Environment Ministry started collecting seawater samples around the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The sampling began a day after the release of treated wastewater into the sea was initiated, despite concern among local fisherman and neighboring countries.and exploitation.2 President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday approved the appointment of Lee Dong-kwan as head of the Korea Communications Commission, despite controversy over his son’s alleged bullying and suspicions that he exercised undue influence over media firms.3. The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates. This is the bloc’s first expansion in 13 years, while dozens more countries voiced interest in joining.
