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Ambassador recall, Kospi at 6,625, and a packed vaccine Monday
South Korea pulled its envoy from Kyiv over a POW disclosure row, foreigners sold 6.47 trillion won of shares as buybacks ended, and seventy-year-olds join free flu and COVID shots today.
PoliticsSouth Korea Recalls Ambassador From Ukraine Over North Korean POW Transfer Disclosure
Ambassador Park Ki-chang landed in Seoul on October 10 after the foreign ministry recalled him over President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's public comments on two North Korean POWs transferred from Ukraine.
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StocksTreasury Yields and Finished Buybacks Drag Kospi to 6,625 Ahead of U.S. CPI Week
SecurityFinancial Security Institute Flagged AI-Agent WebLogic Scans Before Wave of Bank Intrusions
BusinessSaemangeum Land-Development Split Threatens Hyundai Motor Group's 9 Trillion Won AI Valley Timeline
OpinionOpinion: Refinery Price-Fixing Charges Show FTC Must Treat Fuel Like a Utility
HealthSeventy-Year-Olds Join National Flu and COVID Vaccine Queue on Expanded October Schedule
TechnologyNuri Fifth Flight Carries Five NEONSAT Microsatellites Into Constellation Build-Out
SportsDoosan Bears Face LG Twins at Jamsil in Wild Card Opener as KBO Postseason Begins
AIMSIT Draft Pushes YouTubers to Watermark Their Own Deepfakes Under AI Framework Act Revision
Credit CardsSamsung Card Offers 210,000-Won Cashback on iD SELECT Twins After 300,000-Won Qualifying Spend
ScienceOxide Barriers Steer MoS2 Crystal Nucleation in KAIST-Led Nature Paper
EntertainmentBusan Rock Festival and EDC Korea Push Live-Ticket Sales Past 75,000 Over Holiday Weekend
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Samsung Card Offers 210,000-Won Cashback on iD SELECT Twins After 300,000-Won Qualifying Spend
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Ticket trackers counted more than 75,000 admissions to major concerts during the October 2-4 holiday, led by Busan International Rock Festival and EDC Korea at Inspire Resort.