1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday embarked on a weeklong Central Asia trip that will take him to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on a mission to expand cooperation in critical minerals and other key sectors.

2. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday, North Korea has sent around 310 trash-carrying balloons across the border overnight. The North's latest balloon campaign came hours after South Korea resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts in the border area.

3. Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Monday the government ordered community doctors to keep providing medical treatment and report to authorities when they close their businesses, after the doctors voted to stage a strike in protest of the government's medical reform.