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1. South Korea’s military showcased “high-power” missiles and other key weapons systems on Tuesday… as the country held a large-scale military parade on the streets of Seoul for the first time in ten years to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces.

2. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung attended a court hearing Tuesday on an arrest warrant request against him over corruption charges. The Seoul District Court is expected to make a decision as early as Tuesday night if the hearing proceeds as scheduled.

3. South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday that it will supply 120-thousand public homes in addition to the existing plan to deliver 2-point-7 million new homes by 2027, …to offset the declining private-sector home supply amid higher lending rates.