No. of people employed in S. Korea down on-year for five straight months
▪ S. Korean gov’t to double natural disaster aid for deaths and flooding to ease discomfort of victims
▪ President Moon names new senior secretaries for public communication, social policy
▪ Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine with ‘Sputnik-V’
▪ New Zealand reports first COVID-19 local transmissions in 102 days on Tuesday
▪ S. Korean candidate for WTO chief vows to make organization more relevant, resilient, responsive
▪ Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate for U.S. presidential election
▪ U.S., Taiwan team up amid heightened tensions with China
▪ Protests continue in Beirut for 4th consecutive day, demanding president step down
▪ Heat alerts in south and east coast, heavy passing rain
