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Mexico MOUs, DMZ Probe, and Chuseok Close as Seoul Markets Prepare to Reopen
Twelve Korea-desk stories for Sunday, Sept. 27: Lee Jae Myung wraps a Mexico visit with 17 agreements, investigators accelerate a border blast probe, and holiday weather shapes the last return-travel day before Kospi trading resumes.
SportsOh Sang-uk's Sabre Team Edges Japan 45-44 for Fourth Straight Asian Games Title
Oh Sang-uk's Korea beat Japan 45-44 in the men's sabre team final, a fourth straight Asian Games gold, while the KBO stayed idle and FC Seoul led the K League table.
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EntertainmentChristopher Nolan's Odyssey Nears Historic Train to Busan Rank on Ticket Sales
HealthKDCA Urges Heat Precautions at Grave Sites as Ritual Peaks Coincide With Warm Afternoons
ScienceDense Inland Fog Expected Before Noon on Korea's Final Return Travel Day
PoliticsHan Dong-hoon Says DMZ Probe Moved to Sunday After U.N. Command Pressure
OpinionA Six-Day Wait for a DMZ Blast Site Undermines Troop Safety Claims
SecurityBorder Investigation Accelerated to Sunday Amid Opposition Claims Over Delay
AIKorea and Mexico Sign AI Cooperation MOUs at Sheinbaum Summit
TechnologyKorea-Mexico Joint Plan Targets Aerospace and Defense Supply Chains Through 2030
Credit CardsFSC Plans Exchange-Listing Climate ESG Rules as First Mandatory Disclosure Step
StocksMicron Earnings and U.S. PCE Loom as Seoul Trading Resumes Sept 28
BusinessLee Wraps Mexico Visit With 17 MOUs as Seoul Pushes a Korea-Mexico Trade Pact
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Korea-Mexico Joint Plan Targets Aerospace and Defense Supply Chains Through 2030
President Lee Jae-myung's Mexico trip produced 17 MOUs, but the document with a longer tail is the 2026–2030 joint action plan naming aerospace, the defense industry and stable supply chains alongside AI.
FSC Plans Exchange-Listing Climate ESG Rules as First Mandatory Disclosure Step
The FSC is routing Korea's first mandatory climate and ESG disclosure through stock exchange listing rules rather than a new statute, with FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young running the KSSB process and the earliest phase built on correction orders and light penalties. For card holders the fee line does not move — the filing line does.
Micron Earnings and U.S. PCE Loom as Seoul Trading Resumes Sept 28
Seoul's cash market stays shut through Sunday, Sept 27, and reopens Monday at 9 a.m. with US-China trade detail, Micron earnings and Sept 30 PCE stacked on the holiday gap.
Lee Wraps Mexico Visit With 17 MOUs as Seoul Pushes a Korea-Mexico Trade Pact
President Lee Jae-myung closed his Mexico state visit with 17 MOUs and a 2026–2030 joint action plan, putting CEPA at the center of Seoul’s push for an investment framework.