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1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali at 5 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday. The agenda about North Korea is expected to dominate the meeting.

2. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that China bears the responsibility to curb North Korea’s nuclear threats. The two leaders sat face-to-face for more than 3 hours ahead of the G20 summit.

3. South Korea reported 72-thousand 8-hundred-83 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. This is the first time in two months the numbers breached the 70-thousand mark.