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FT Reports North Korea May Take Up to Several Years to Launder Stolen Binance Crypto According to the FT report and blockchain analysis firms, North Korean hackers have embarked on a long and complex laundering process, breaking down the stolen assets into smaller units and moving them across multiple paths to make tracing the fund flows difficult. SBS Nov 3, 2026 4:51 PM

China Tightens AI Regulations Amid Growing Concerns Over Loss of Control This is seen as a response to security and safety issues surrounding the loss of control over AI, which are emerging globally. SBS Nov 3, 2026 4:48 PM

US Strikes Iran's Geshm Island Day Before Election as 'Defensive Measure' Against Vessel Attacks officials. Officials explained that the strike was a defensive measure designed to prevent Iran from freely attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Nov 3, 2026 4:37 PM

White House Prepares for Midterm Fallout, Focuses on Ways to Bypass Congress midterm elections, the White House is reportedly focusing on finding ways to cope with the aftermath, according to the British daily The Times. SBS Nov 3, 2026 4:05 PM

Chinese Smugglers Smuggle S. Korean HBM, Claiming It's 'Patriotism' — How Do They Do It? export bans against China, smugglers are exploiting regulatory loopholes to smuggle advanced high-bandwidth memory chips produced by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix into China, the IT specialized media outlet The Information reported on November 2 . SBS Nov 3, 2026 4:01 PM

"North Korean Party Secretary Kim Song-nam Visits China," Drawing Attention to Accelerated High-Level Exchanges Kyodo News reported that Secretary Kim departed Pyongyang leading a delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea to visit China and is believed to have already arrived in Beijing. SBS Nov 3, 2026 3:50 PM

Is 73-Year-Old Xi Jinping's Walking Gait Unusual? Claims Arise of "Severe Aging" Claims have emerged that Chinese President Xi Jinping, widely expected to secure a fourth consecutive term next year, is aging more severely than the average person. SBS Nov 3, 2026 3:37 PM

"Though Taesan Mountain is High"... 3,100 Stairs for Quadruped Robots? With the starting signal, a quadrupedal walking robot vigorously runs toward Taesan Mountain. SBS Nov 3, 2026 3:34 PM

Severing Ties with Parents: Surge in Family Cut-off Consultations in Japan According to Yomiuri TV on November 3, the number of related consultations received by LMN, a general incorporated association that provides life support services for the elderly, skyrocketed roughly sixfold over a four-year period, jumping from 55 cases between January and March 2022 to 320 cases between January and March of this year. SBS Nov 3, 2026 3:33 PM

"Cutting Ties Even If It Costs Money"... Japan Sees Sixfold Surge in 'Family Severance' Over Four Years According to Yomiuri TV on November 3, the number of related inquiries received by LMN, a general incorporated association that supports the lives of the elderly, skyrocketed from 55 cases between January and March 2022 to 320 cases between January and March of this year, marking roughly a sixfold surge over four years. SBS Nov 3, 2026 3:25 PM