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Lotte Cultureworks Inks Three-Way Partnership with TOEI to Co-Produce Vietnamese Films Lotte Cultureworks announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lotte Entertainment Vietnam and Japan's leading film and content company TOEI Company, Ltd. SBS Star Oct 13, 2026 4:50 PM

Seoul Olympic Legacy Forum 2026 Kicks Off to Reexamine 1988 Legacy Running for three days until the 15th at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul, under the theme of "Olympic Legacy for an Inclusive Future," the forum is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and hosted by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:46 PM

Kim Do-young and Choi Min-seok Named to APBC Squad... KBO Announces 33-Player Roster Kim Do-young and Choi Min-seok , who teamed up to win a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, are among 33 players selected for the national team for the 2026 Asia Professional Baseball Championship . SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:46 PM

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12,000-Kospi Outlook Issued on "Black Tuesday": Market "Shocked" by Key Rationale for Next Year's "H-Shaped" Rally As the Kospi plunged more than 7% during trading and even broke through the 6,000 mark, a brokerage firm has released a forecast suggesting the Kospi could rise up to 10,000 points next year. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:44 PM

RJ Mitte, Walter Jr. in 'Breaking Bad,' Dies at 34; Bryan Cranston Expresses 'Profound Despair' Actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr., a character with cerebral palsy, in the hit U.S. SBS Entertainment News Oct 13, 2026 4:42 PM

Police Forensics Show KakaoTalk Messages Claimed by Hover Lab to Be Between Late Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun Belong to Another Celebrity Police forensic investigation results have reportedly found that KakaoTalk messages from 2016 between the late actor Kim Sae-ron and another person—which the YouTube channel Hover Lab and the bereaved family claimed were exchanged with actor Kim Soo-hyun—actually belonged to a different celebrity, not Kim Soo-hyun. SBS Entertainment News Oct 13, 2026 4:42 PM

Israel to Join Attacks on Houthi Rebels? "Netanyahu Seeks Saudi Approval" According to the report, Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking Saudi permission, mediated by the United States, so that Israel can intervene in the decade-long civil war in Yemen. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:41 PM

Im Kwang-hyun Says "Tax-Specialized Court Worth Reviewing... Preparing to Introduce Contingency Fees" National Tax Service Commissioner Im Kwang-hyun emphasized today regarding the recent consecutive losses in tax lawsuits against global big tech companies such as Google and Meta, "Although it is a difficult situation, we will do everything we can to protect our taxation sovereignty." Commissioner Im made the remarks during the National Tax Service audit by the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee after Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon pointed out that "tax authorities are consecutively losing lawsuits in court." Lawmaker Kim asked, "The 154 billion won lawsuit involving Google Korea ended with a partial victory for the plaintiff, and Meta also won the 2,000 billion won lawsuit. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:30 PM

Police Launch Inspection into Handling of 20-Man's Domestic Violence Case Prior to Songpa Mother-in-Law Murder and Wife Kidnapping The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced today that it launched an inspection yesterday into the Suwon Gwonseon Police Station, which had been investigating the domestic violence charges against the suspect, surnamed Kim. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:30 PM

"Explaining to Investors, Staying Silent to Employees"... Kakao Labor Union Protests Corporate Split The Kakao branch of the Korean Chemical, Textile and Food Workers' Union (affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions) issued a statement today , criticizing that "management is showing contradictory behavior by explaining growth plans to investors while excluding members from discussions," and urged an immediate halt to the unilateral corporate split and a demand for substantive negotiations. SBS Oct 13, 2026 4:28 PM