AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNorth Korea-U.S.-China Tensions: North Korea says Kim Jong Un ordered a 10,000-ton destroyer and “secret underwater weapons,” as he inspected naval vessels ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang. Markets & Currency: Seoul stocks slid hard after a tech sell-off, with the won hitting a 17-year low as foreign investors kept dumping shares; the KOSPI fell 5.54% in a “Black Friday” mood. Local Election Fallout: Protests continued over ballot paper shortages in Seoul’s June 3 local vote, while the election watchdog chief resigned and opposition leaders demanded parliamentary and special-counsel probes. Tech & Industry: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Seoul to push robotics and AI partnerships, meeting major firms and signaling “surprises” for deals. Public Services: The justice ministry defended spending 1.2 billion won to install air conditioning in prison corridors to protect vulnerable inmates and staff. Culture & People: Sandara Park was named a public relations ambassador for South Korea’s Overseas Koreans Agency.
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