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North Korea Confirms Tactical Ballistic Missile Test, Citing Achievement Foretelling "Major Change" North Korea stated that the tactical ballistic missiles launched yesterday morning were a test to verify technical updates to key components. SBS Oct 13, 2026 7:29 AM

North Korea Confirms Tactical Ballistic Missile Test: "Great Achievement Heralding Significant Change" The Korean Central News Agency reported this, stating that the Missile General Bureau conducted a test to confirm the technical renewal of key essential components. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:53 AM

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Again... Countering South's Hypersonic Success? North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the East Sea yesterday morning. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:43 AM

North Korea Holds Opening Ceremony for Defense Revolution Museum; Kim Jong-un Vows to "More Vigorously Develop" Juche Weapons While inspecting the weapon systems on display, including intercontinental ballistic missiles , Kim emphasized that he would "more vigorously develop and perfect" "Juche weapons." The Korean Central News Agency reported today, two days later, that an opening ceremony for the Defense Revolution Museum was held grandly on October 11 to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:41 AM

Democratic Party at 35.5%, People Power Party at 41.3%... Ruling Party Approval Rating Hits Record Low Approval ratings showed the Democratic Party at 35.5% and the People Power Party at 41.3%. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:38 AM

Genencell Report Slashed from 17 Pages to 6, Omitting Unfavorable Findings An animal test evaluation report played a significant role in allowing Genencell, a drug development company implicated in allegations of illicit solicitation to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety involving former Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, to win approval for its clinical trial plan. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:30 AM

'Why Leave Her Be?' vs. 'Unseemly to the Public': Ruling Bloc Divided Internal turmoil continues within the ruling bloc over this issue. Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok lent weight to launching an inspection, saying many voices are asking why Lim Eun-jung, who has publicly criticized the nominee for head of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency, Kim Ji-yong, is being left alone. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:21 AM

What Lies Behind 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence' Singled Out by US Over Alliance Standards Last weekend, what the United States officially raised issues with was specifically matters related to "intelligence" and "counterintelligence." According to our reporting, the intelligence issue was that SI, or Special Intelligence, provided by our military has recently declined significantly, while the counterintelligence issue was found to be complaints that South Korea is failing to properly respond even as Chinese nationals spy on U.S. SBS Oct 13, 2026 6:15 AM

"12+ Rating Inappropriate" vs. "Concerns Over Chilling Creative Freedom" Clashes erupted once again over the film 'The Assassin' during the National Assembly's parliamentary audit. SBS Oct 13, 2026 12:53 AM

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Again... In Response to South's 'Hypersonic' Success? North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles into the East Sea. One of them was found to have flown more than 900 kilometers, in what appears to be a show of force against South Korea's hypersonic missile test launch. SBS Oct 13, 2026 12:47 AM