South Korea Launches Energy-Saving Campaign Amid Crisis
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- President Lee Jae Myung launched an energy-saving drive, urging public cooperation due to supply disruptions from the Iran war (Content).
- Kim Jong Un formalized South Korea as a 'primary hostile state,' escalating inter-Korean tensions (The Diplomat).
- South Korea expressed 'regret' over Japan’s approval of history textbooks, demanding rectification and highlighting ongoing historical disputes (Straits Times Asia).
Why it matters: South Korea faces a complex web of energy insecurity, historical grievances, and escalating regional hostility.
