1. The appellate court ruling for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was put on trial on charges of having his opinion poll expenses paid by others, will be delivered this afternoon (October 23). If a fine of 1 million won or more is finalized, he will lose his mayoral position.

2. SK Hynix has decided to suspend the U.S. Nasdaq listing of its sub-subsidiary, Solidigm. Following a sharp plunge in AI and semiconductor stocks on Wall Street overnight, the KOSPI plummeted by more than 3% in early trading.

3. Amid a recent series of violent crimes, President Lee Jae-myung presided over an pan-governmental response meeting, urging officials to approach the matter with the resolve of declaring war on violent crime.

4. Although France has banned protests in major cities to prevent violence, protesters maintain their stance to push ahead with weekend rallies as planned, raising concerns of another major clash.