Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon arrived in China's southern island province of Hainan on Wednesday to attend the annual Boao Forum for Asia.
Lee will meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the conference later in the evening to discuss ways to boost cooperation on the environment and economy.
Those include, joint efforts to tackle fine dust, starting with the use of artificial rain to clear the air pollution.
This comes after Lee, during his official visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, told reporters that each country in the region should work on reducing fine dust emissions.
Free Joseon, a group that's against the North Korean regime, declared that it was behind the intrusion into the North Korean embassy in Spain last week, and confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI.
On its website on Tuesday, the secretive activist group, said that it was "invited" into the embassy and that this was not an attack, as opposed to what's been reported.
They also confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI, but that their terms of confidentiality appear to have been broken as reports citing U.S. officials are pouring out.
They said such betrayals of trust only aid the North Korean regime.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Hong Chang and another suspect, but the North Korean Embassy hasn't pressed charges yet, or commented on the attack.
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said the U.S. government had nothing to do with the incident, and the FBI said it "enjoys a strong working relationship with their Spanish law enforcement partners."
South Korea's National Assembly is holding its last batch of confirmation hearings for President Moon Jae-in's cabinet picks.
SME minister nominee Park Young-sun will likely be questioned over allegations, such as late payments of tax, owning multiple homes as well as traffic law violations.
Interior minister nominee Chin Young faces allegations he made huge profits on land investments, while ICT minister nominee Cho Dong-ho will likely be grilled over suspicions of land speculation.
Park's hearing got off to a slow start as some opposition lawmakers complained that she'd refused to submit some documents they'd asked for.
The ruling party, however, said the hearings' purpose is not to dig excessively into the nominees' personal affairs but to verify their credentials and suitability for the job.
Members of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation met in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss how South Korea's local cities and provinces can contribute to increasing cooperation with countries like Russia and Mongolia.
Citing its achievements so far, the committee emphasized the importance of meeting at this time when South Korea is facing uncertainties at home and abroad.
Representatives joined from different cities and provincesto present how each of them will boost their respective economic cooperation with countries north of the Korean peninsula.
Source: Arirang News
