# South Korea expands highest-level heat alert to cover all of Seoul

https://mins.news/en/video/13442

- CNA, 2026-08-04 15:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSyPUnudVeY

> South Korea expects temperatures to rise above 38 degrees Celsius, prompting President Lee Jae Myung to urge the government to treat the heatwave as a national disaster. The country has expanded its highest-level heat alert across Seoul. The programme also reports that Japan’s latest White Paper presents defence as more than a security matter, describing it as an economic strategy as well. Toyota has meanwhile raised its profit forecast, highlighting the weak yen despite recent intervention.

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