Today's Major News (October 28, 2026)

1. SK Hynix surpassed 100 trillion won in quarterly revenue for the first time, recording its highest-ever performance. Operating profit reached 83.3 trillion won, more than seven times that of a year ago. The company announced plans to return approximately 100 trillion won to shareholders this year through cash dividends and treasury stock cancellations.

2. The special counsel team investigating the shortage of voting ballots for the June 3 local elections has launched its first public on-site verification at the SK Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park, where 2.47 million ballots from Songpa-gu are stored. However, formal verification procedures were delayed by about three hours due to conflicts between the special counsel team and some observers over filming the verification process.

3. A large fire that broke out in Seoul's Guryong Village engulfed an area equivalent to 26 football fields and was extinguished early today (October 28) after 13 hours. Police and fire authorities have initiated a joint inspection to investigate the cause of the fire.

4. Hacking damages have been successively confirmed at cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Daishin Securities. As hacking damage spreads across virtually the entire financial sector following the banking industry, financial authorities have launched emergency on-site inspections.
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