■ From today, the wearing of masks in public transportation such as buses, subways, taxis, and airplanes will be autonomous. It has been 2 years and 5 months since the mask-wearing obligation was enforced, but the quarantine authorities recommended wearing a mask during rush hour when the congestion is high.
■ Emergency measures to reduce high-concentration fine dust will be implemented in Seoul and the metropolitan area until 9:00 tonight. As a result, three coal power plants in the region will be shut down, and operating hours and operation rates will be adjusted, focusing on fine dust emission sites such as waste incinerators.
■ UBS, Switzerland’s largest financial institution, has decided to acquire Credit Suisse, which is at the center of global financial instability, for $3.2 billion. Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, a big player on Wall Street, has raised the possibility of participating in the bailout of the US financial sector following the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank.
■ The President’s office and the power of the people have decided to dismiss the opposition’s criticism of the Korea-Japan summit and promptly promote follow-up measures such as revision of related laws. On the other hand, the Democratic Party continued its sharp criticism, saying it was the worst submissive diplomacy ever.
■ The United Nations Security Council convened today to discuss North Korea’s launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles and ICBMs. The G7, the seven major countries, criticized China and Russia for not taking any action against North Korea due to objections from some members.
■ Amid North Korea’s series of provocations, the ‘Ssangryong Exercise’, a large-scale combined landing exercise between South Korea and the United States, will be held from today to the 3rd of next month in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. The Ssangryong training, which had been conducted on a brigade-level scale, had been suspended since 2018, but this time it was raised to a division-level and resumed after five years.
[저작권자(c) YTN 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]