1. The government has decided to exclude five types of farmland, including inherited farmland and farmland owned by elderly farmers, from the comprehensive farmland investigation disposition. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung stated that the government will push for the enactment of a special act to ensure that general cases, rather than speculative ones, do not proceed with disposition procedures under the Farmland Act. The categories to be excluded from disposition under the special act include inherited farmland, elderly farmers, farmland under customary lease, farmland with complex ownership relations such as those held by clans or temples and unregistered inherited farmland, landlocked land (maengji), farmland difficult to farm, and unauthorized facilities such as agricultural warehouses. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Democratic Party announced plans to introduce the special act within this month and push for its legislation so that parliamentary procedures can be completed by December.
2. Did you see the announcement regarding Samsung Electronics' operating profit for the third quarter of this year released today (the 8th)? It was disclosed that the preliminary operating profit was tentatively tallied at 107.4 trillion won. This is the second time that a quarterly operating profit has surpassed 100 trillion won, following Saudi Arabia's state-owned enterprise Aramco. Samsung has achieved a record that global big tech companies such as Apple and Nvidia have not yet crossed. Revenue increased by 126.6% compared to the same period last year, reaching 195 trillion won. The operating profit margin also hit an all-time high of 55.1%. While performance by division and business unit was not disclosed, it is analyzed that the memory business division within the semiconductor sector drove performance this quarter as well.
3. Regarding the South Korean government receiving sanctions exemption measures from the UN Security Council Committee Sanctions Concerning North Korea for medical aid to North Korea, North Korea's Workers' Party Department Director Kim Yo-jong criticized it, calling it another theatrical farce. Through a statement, Kim Yo-jong claimed, "Failing to expect the anticipated box office returns after framing last month's landmine explosion incident on the western front as a poorly fabricated self-directed drama, what they finally pulled out is the second part of this farcical medical equipment support plan." According to the Ministry of Unification, the government sent a request for sanctions exemption to the UN sanctions committee through the Korea International Foundation for Healthcare, stating its plan to send medical equipment to a hospital in Gangdong County, Pyongyang, North Korea, and the sanctions exemption approval has been granted with a deadline until next month. Kim Yo-jong also added, "If you truly have any intention of turning back the relations between North Korea and South Korea, you should be mindful of the other's emotions in every word and deed, and first show the utmost respect, consideration, and sincerity."
4. Around 5:00 PM yesterday, an explosion occurred on the 5th floor of an apartment building in Danggu-dong, Wonju, Gangwon Province. A woman in her 50s inside the home was injured, and the interior of the apartment was partially damaged. As the veranda windows were blown outward, three parked vehicles were also damaged. Police and fire authorities stated that they are investigating the exact cause of the accident, believing that the explosion occurred while the homeowner was away after leaving a scented candle lit near an aerosol-type deodorizer.
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