Heat & Public Health: South Korea’s record-breaking heatwave hit 42.5°C in Yangsan, with authorities reporting rising heat deaths and illness, while North Korea also issued heat advisories and drew crowds to Pyongyang water parks. Heat Coping in North Korea: North Korean state media urged people to eat dog meat soup and other “cooling” foods as temperatures soar, framing it as a health measure against heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Wildlife Under Pressure: Three lions at a Tokyo zoo died from suspected heatstroke, underscoring how extreme heat is spreading across East Asia. Cyber & Software Supply Chains: Amazon linked multiple NPM package compromises (including axios and others) to a North Korea-linked hacking group, showing how attackers hide malware instructions via crypto transactions and trusted-looking updates. Succession & Politics: Kim Ju Ae made a high-profile appearance at Pyongyang’s Korean War armistice commemorations, with analysts reading repeated public roles as part of a succession process. Regional Memory & War History: Vietnam plans to build a memorial and renovate a cemetery for North Korean servicemen killed in the Vietnam War, a rare public acknowledgment of Pyongyang’s role. Security Environment: Japan’s defense white paper warned the region’s security environment has entered a “new phase,” citing threats from China, North Korea, and Russia and pushing faster military modernization.