ARIRANG NEWS [FULL]: S. Korea's births in 2020 lowest on record: Statistics Korea

▪ S. Korea's births in 2020 lowest on record: Statistics Korea ▪ Export, import volume index up 11 consecutive months in July year-on-year ▪ S. Korea's BSI for all industries remains flat at 87 points in August ▪ 270,000 new Samsung phones of Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3 were set up on Tuesday, highest ever ▪ S. Korea to vote on law to rein in Google and Apple's in-app payment systems ▪ Nasdaq closes above 15,000 for first time, S&P 500 finishes at record high ▪ In-depth: Korea's 4th wave of COVID-19 ▪ S. Korea reports 2,155 cases on Wednesday as Delta variant becomes dominant strain in Seoul ▪ S. Korea, Colombia agree to expand cooperation in digital, environmental sectors ▪ Some 380 Afghans who worked with S. Korean gov't to arrive in S. Korea on Thursday: Official ▪ Taliban reportedly making progress on forming new 12-member governing council ▪ Japan to build undersea tunnel to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear power plant ▪ Train tickets for Chuseok holidays to be sold next Tuesday to Thursday 2021-08-25, 17:00 (KST)