AP: Pakistan says it conducted ground operations and strikes in an area along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants.

South Korea’s presidential office said Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will unveil major investment plans at a meeting chaired by President Lee Jae-myung on Monday. The announcement will be made at a Blue House briefing at 1400 KST (1300 Beijing) outlining one of three government “super projects” to promote regional balance; the plan is being driven by the ministries of trade, science, transport and energy. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won will attend. Market observers expect the two chipmakers to invest more than 1,000 trillion won over the next decade (about $650 billion), potentially including a semiconductor cluster in the southwest Honam region.

Japan May retail sales ¥13.447 tln vs ¥13.217 tln in the prior month.