1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that he will strongly push for normalization of Korea-Japan relations. He added that US President Biden fully understands the concerns of South Korea over the Inflation Reduction Act.
2. The government including the Finance Ministry, Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry and the Korea Development Bank, which holds the largest stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, discussed a plan to sell the company to Hanwha Group, the country's seventh-largest conglomerate.
3. Billboard on Sunday said BLACKPINK became the first K-pop girl group to top the US Billboard's 200 albums chart. They are also the first Asian female group to top the Billboard charts and the Britain’s Official Albums Chart Top 100 charts at the same time.
