South Korea's Supreme Court has reaffirmed lower court decisions directing Nippon Steel Corp. to compensate victims of wartime labor. About the plaintiffs: The case involves family members of a South Korean man who was forced to work in harsh conditions during World War II, reported NHK World.
North Korea has convened a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party to discuss policy issues, including diplomatic and defense strategies, with leader Kim Jong Un in attendance.
The Japanese government says the country's trade deficit narrowed in May compared to the previous year amid strong automobile exports and falling costs for energy imports.
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency is going to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess the impact of the collapse of a nearby hydroelectric dam.
In the latest move to tackle the surge in privacy and cybersecurity-related risks, the government of France has banned the Chinese video-sharing application on government devices, NHK World reported.