1. After the Democratic Party in the United States staved off worst-case-scenario in congressional losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, US President, Joe Biden, said on Wednesday that he will decide early next year on whether he will run again for the presidency. 

2. President Yoon Suk-yeol told reporters on Thursday that he will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, soon for talks on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN-related multilateral summits.

3. According to the Korea Price Research Center on Thursday, food prices in South Korea, including wheat and chicken, have increased by more than 20% over the past year.