1. The KOSPI plunged more than 5% in early trading, threatening the 5,600 level. A sell sidecar was triggered once again, 11 trading days later.

2. The cryptocurrency market has been severely shaken amid suspicions that Binance, the world's largest virtual asset exchange, suffered a multi-billion-dollar hacking attack. Won-denominated virtual asset exchanges have successively issued withdrawal caution notices.

3. North Korea unveiled a 600 mm multiple rocket launcher firing and simulated attacks on targets using drones at an unmanned aerial technology exhibition attended by State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un.

4. Veteran actor Choi Bul-am, beloved as the "national father," passed away last night at the age of 87. The deceased had been working hard on rehabilitation following back disc surgery last March, but his health reportedly deteriorated rapidly.