1. A Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held today in Hawaii, to discuss North Korea’s recent ICBM launches.

2. The number of daily COVID-19 infections in South Korea today stands at 320-thousand 7-hundred 43, downed by about 100-thousand from yesterday. Meanwhile, the number of the critically ill patients soared rapidly hitting 1-thousand 3-hundred 15.

3. Statistics Korea said in a report on Wednesday that the industry production is on a downward trend for two month in a row, hampering economic recovery.