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Anxious Eyes on Wall Street Plunge: Will Monday's KOSPI Hold Up? With yesterday's plunge on the Nasdaq compounding these concerns, many people are likely worried about how our stock market will fare tomorrow. SBS Nov 1, 2026 11:09 PM

South Korea Nears Historic USD 1 Trillion Export Milestone, Set to Become World's 4th Following US, China, Germany South Korea's exports in October reached USD 115.3 billion, pushing cumulative exports for the year past USD 900 billion for the first time in history. SBS Nov 1, 2026 4:29 PM

Hundreds of Bithumb Customer Records Leaked in Internal System Hack According to the cryptocurrency industry and other sources on the 29th, it was found that hundreds of customer records were leaked in the hacking incident targeting Bithumb's internal mobile groupware system on the 27th. SBS Nov 1, 2026 4:27 PM

Lee Jae-yong Inspects Advanced Packaging in Japan, Seeks Materials and Equipment Cooperation 1. Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's advanced semiconductor packaging R&D hub in Yokohama, Japan, today to inspect current technology development status. SBS Nov 1, 2026 4:21 PM

Paper Info Entry Goes Automated in Overhaul of Integrated R&D Information System The Ministry of Science and ICT announced today that it has implemented a comprehensive overhaul of IRIS's screen layout and user interface. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:16 PM

Korea Exchange First Unveils List of 151 Low-PBR Firms, Including Hyundai Steel and Other Majors Worth Over 1 Trillion Won This move aims to pressure companies to boost their corporate value by publishing the list of low-PBR firms to shareholders and investors through a "naming and shaming" approach. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:15 PM

First List of Low-PBR Firms Released: Will It Boost Corporate Value? Analysts Stress Plan Implementation Experts point out that follow-up measures beyond just releasing the list are necessary to encourage active corporate participation and strengthen efforts to boost corporate value. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:14 PM

Former Kakao Vice President Kim Se-woong Appointed Head of National AI Service Promotion Task Force Director Kim is a private-sector expert with extensive experience and organizational management capabilities in the AI service sector, ranging from artificial intelligence technology development and service commercialization to infrastructure building, after founding and managing the tech startup Mightyworks in 2009. SBS Nov 1, 2026 1:59 PM

FATF Maintains North Korea's Status as 'High-Risk' Country for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing The Financial Intelligence Unit under South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced today that this decision was made during the 35th FATF Plenary held at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development headquarters in Paris, France, from October 26 to 30. SBS Nov 1, 2026 1:55 PM

SME Minister Lee So-young: "Rationalize Regulations on New Industries Like Hemp While Ensuring Safety" Minister Lee made the remarks during her visit to the industrial hemp regulation-free zone in Andong as part of her "field tour of small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners in the Gyeongsang region" held from October 30 to 31, adding, "We will examine the cultivation and extraction technologies accumulated in the Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do hemp regulation-free zone, the results of whole-cycle safety management demonstrations, and the necessity of existing regulations." Minister Lee inspected the demonstration achievements of the hemp zone alongside Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-woo, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Hyung-dong, and others, while discussing ways to link regulatory reorganization and institutionalization with related companies. SBS Nov 1, 2026 1:44 PM