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Up to 40 Million Won Difference in Child Support Depending on Just a Day... Fairness Controversy Let's take a look at the next Alchan News. A 40 million won gap in child-rearing support. SBS Nov 5, 2026 1:23 PM

Kospi Plunges Over 4% Due to Tech Sell-Off, Sell Sidecar Triggered The Kospi opened 103.71 points lower than the previous session at 5,580.09. The Kospi plummeted more than 4% today due to the decline of the two major semiconductor heavyweights, triggering a "sell sidecar" on the main bourse. SBS Nov 5, 2026 1:23 PM

KOSPI Plummets Below 5,500 Mark... Sell Sidecars Triggered Simultaneously on KOSPI and KOSDAQ The KOSPI has plummeted once again, falling below the 5,500 threshold. Sell sidecars were triggered simultaneously on both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets, dealt a direct blow by the weakness in U.S. SBS Nov 5, 2026 12:08 PM

Is Now the Time to Buy the Dip? Retail Investors Snap Up Gold ETFs Amid Falling Prices It is time for "Friendly Economy" on Thursday. Reporter Han Jiyeon is here with us. SBS Nov 5, 2026 11:34 AM

KOSPI Slips to 5,500 Range in Early Trading Amid Semiconductor Share Drop; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Plunge 5% to 7% Hit by the decline in the U.S. semiconductor index, domestic semiconductor stocks also fell, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunging in the 5% and 7% ranges, respectively. SBS Nov 5, 2026 10:29 AM

Downloaded a File and Lost 8 Trillion Won: The Sharp Move Behind North Korea's Hack? [Reporter Hong Young-jae: Binance, which suffered damages in the scale of 8 trillion won, confirmed through an internal investigation that the cyberattack by North Korean hackers was methodically carried out in stages starting four months before the incident.] Back in June, North Korean hackers first stole the personal information of Binance developers to scout out their targets. SBS Nov 5, 2026 10:11 AM

KOSPI Opens Lower in 1–2% Range; KOSDAQ Also Slips The KOSPI opened lower on the 5th. According to the Korea Exchange, as of 9:02 a.m. SBS Nov 5, 2026 9:19 AM

Data Leaks Hit 37 Financial Firms Totaling 473,000 Cases... KRW 1 Billion Siphoned The amount of funds siphoned off stands at around KRW 1 billion. On November 5, Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won presided over a joint meeting with the Financial Supervisory Service , the Financial Security Institute , heads of associations across the entire financial sector—including virtual assets, electronic finance, and online-linked peer-to-peer lending—and relevant ministries to discuss security system innovation in the age of artificial intelligence and review the current situation. SBS Nov 5, 2026 9:13 AM

September Current Account Surplus Surpasses $60B for First Time, Semiconductor Exports Jump 260% The cumulative surplus for this year has surpassed 340 billion dollars. According to preliminary balance of payments data released by the Bank of Korea on the 5th, the current account surplus for September stood at 61.46 billion dollars (approx. SBS Nov 5, 2026 9:09 AM

Prices Drop by 3.5 Billion Won After Record Highs... Why Gangnam Is Fading and Where Is Surging 1. Why Apgujeong Apartments Dropped 3.5 Billion Won High-end apartments in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, have recently been selling for billions of won lower. SBS Nov 5, 2026 9:02 AM