▪ S. Korea scrambling to contain church-linked cluster infection; gov’t calling for people’s cooperation
▪ Doctors in S. Korea to go on 3-day nationwide strike on August 26
▪ Gov’t to pump extra US$ 16.9 bil into Korean ‘New Deal’ next year: Finance Minister
▪ COVID-19 outbreak has rocked profits, sales of restaurant owners in S. Korea: Report
▪ S. Korea sees surge in heat-related illnesses amid heat wave advisories, warnings
▪ Kim Jong-un to announce N. Korea’s 5-year economic development plan in January 2021
▪ Apple hits market cap of US$2 trillion, doubling its valuation in just over 2 years
▪ Kamala Harris to accept Democratic vice-presidential nomination
▪ U.S. has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong
▪ Korea in a grip of blistering heat
