1. The Korean won depreciated against the U.S. dollar once again on Wednesday as it breached the 1,380 won-to-dollar mark for the first time in 13 years and 5 months. The local currency ended its trading at 1,385.5 won against the US dollar.
2. According to the Pentagon on Tuesday, Russia has reached out to North Korea and Iran in its desperate search for ammunition, which is ‘indicative of the situation that Russia finds itself in, in terms of its logistics and sustainment capabilities as it relates to Ukraine’.
3. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on Wednesday, 11 people were reported dead and 1 others were missing after the super typhoon Hinnamnor swept S. Korea. President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered a prompt recovery from damage across the nation on Wednesday.
