[LIVE] THE DAILY REPORT (2024-02-29)

▪ Return-to-work deadline for trainee doctors as gov’t takes legal steps ▪ Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. meet in Washington to discuss ways to cooperate on N. Korean threats ▪ Britain, Sweden and Switzerland to reopen their embassies in Pyongyang. ▪ Pres. Yoon “ready to support S. Korea’s IT collaboration with Meta“ ▪ S. Korea’s household real income rose by 0.5% y/y in Q3 ▪ Zelenskyy calls on Balkan nations for weapons and support ▪ Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries despite warning signs ▪ Brazilian Amazon sees almost 3,000 fires in February, most since records started in 1999 ▪ S. Korean researchers develop world’s fastest text-to-image generative AI ▪ Celine Song’s Oscar-nominated film ’Past Lives’ to premiere in Korea on March 6 ▪ World News: Texas wildfires leave trail of destruction ▪ [Weather] Wintry precipitation in south, spring cold over the Independence Movement Day weekend ▪ [ISSUES & INSIDERS] JAPANESE PM KISHIDA TO VISIT S. KOREA IN MARCH