1. South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, on Monday signed the revised document of the "tailored deterrence strategy," during the 55th Security Consultative Meeting,... as part of efforts to better counter North Korea's growing missile and nuclear threats.
2. South Korea's National Assembly began deliberations on Monday of the government’s 656-point-nine-trillion won budget for next year. The parliament’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts will operate subcommittee sessions starting Tuesday.
3. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has designated the Jeju {해녀}Haenyeo Fisheries System on the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, according to Jeju City last Friday. The Haenyeo Fisheries System is a unique fishing style of female divers on Jeju Island who dive without oxygen masks.
