1.President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged on Tuesday to uphold fiscal soundness in next year’s budget proposal while prioritizing the welfare of vulnerable groups and fostering economic growth. President Yoon presided over a Cabinet meeting to approve the government's 2025 budget proposal of 677-point-four trillion won, or about 509 billion U.S. dollars.
2.Rival political parties are reportedly in talks about a bill that would clarify the roles and responsibilities of physician assistants, and may conduct an emergency review of the legislation before putting it to a vote at Wednesday’s plenary session, as health care workers plan to go on strike Thursday.
3.Westinghouse Electric Company, a U.S. nuclear energy firm, on Monday said it has filed an appeal with the Czech Anti-Monopoly Office against the selection of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power as the preferred bidder for a nuclear power plant project, claiming its intellectual property rights.
