Yonhap News SummaryThe following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday . -----------------( LEAD ) Moon heads to U . S . for talks on upcoming U . S . - N . Korea summit SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae - in headed to Washington on Monday on an apparent mission to help broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea ahead of their first - ever summit next month . Moon ' s trip follows his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong - un at the border village of Panmunjom on April 27 . He will hold talks with U . S . President Donald Trump on Tuesday ( Washington time ) . -----------------( LEAD ) Parliament rejects proposal to approve opposition lawmakers ' arrest SEOUL -- The National Assembly on Monday rejected the prosecution ' s request for consent to arrest two opposition lawmakers , sparking criticism of a " bulletproof " parliament shielding fellow lawmakers accused of wrongdoing . In a plenary session , the Assembly voted down the government ' s proposal to permit the arrest of Hong Moon - jong , a fourth - term lawmaker , and Yeom Dong - yeol , a second - term politician , both from the main opposition Liberty Korea Party ( LKP ) . ----------------- Businessmen , politicians pay respects to late LG chairman SEOUL -- Prominent South Korean businessmen and politicians paid their respects to late LG Group Chairman Koo Bon - moo on Monday , expressing their condolences to family members of the deceased . Koo died on Sunday at the age of 73 , with LG Group spokespersons saying the businessman died peacefully while his family watched on . Koo had several brain surgeries earlier this year , and was recently hospitalized when his condition deteriorated . ----------------- Consumer activists call for compensation over ' radon mattress ' scandal SEOUL -- Dozens of consumer activists on Monday pressed a local bed company to compensate consumers for selling beds that have been found to emit radiation levels that exceed safety limits . The activists also called on the government to ensure that Daijin Bed Co . will compensate consumers over the matter , with many at the gathering in downtown Seoul holding pickets that read " Swift handling of radon bed compensation . "-----------------( LEAD ) Nat ' l football team vows to meet fans expectations at 2018 FIFA World Cup SEOUL -- The South Korean national football team on Monday vowed to give its best and meet fans ' expectations at the 2018 FIFA World Cup before they start training together for the quadrennial event . Some 3 , 000 football fans gathered for an event at Seoul Plaza in Seoul to celebrate the launch of South Korea ' s World Cup squad that will compete in Russia next month . -----------------( LEAD ) Seoul shares end higher as tech gains SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Monday as gains in technology stocks helped offset declines in other major stocks . The won fell against the dollar . The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI ) rose 4 . 92 points , or 0 . 20 percent , to 2 , 465 . 57 . Trade volume was moderate at 570 . 42 million shares worth 5 . 97 trillion won ( US $ 5 . 5 billion ) , with decliners outnumbering advancers 415 to 412 . -----------------( 2 nd LD ) Customs service seizes suspected smuggled goods at Korean Air supplier SEJONG -- Customs authorities said Monday officials have raided a supplier of Korean Air Lines Co . and seized dozens of boxes of goods believed to have been smuggled for members of the family of the national flag carrier ' s chairman . The Korea Customs Service ( KCS ) has been looking into allegations that Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang - ho ' s family smuggled certain goods without paying due taxes while reportedly disguising them as corporate assets . ----------------- Ex - President Chun asks for defamation case to be tried in Seoul GWANGJU -- Former President Chun Doo - hwan has asked to be tried in Seoul , not in the southern city of Gwangju , in a defamation case involving his memoir about the military ' s bloody crackdown on a 1980 pro - democracy revolt in Gwangju , officials said Monday . Prosecutors in Gwangju indicted Chun without physical detention early this month on charges of libelling victims of the uprising with a false statement in the memoir published last year that there was no shooting from helicopters during the brutal crackdown . ( END )