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Half of Police Station Chiefs Nationwide Replaced... 'Regional Restriction System' Fully Applied to Key Positions The regional restriction system is a personnel policy designed to prevent corruption and collusion tied to regional ties by excluding assignments in hometowns or familiar areas. SBS Oct 13, 2026 3:14 PM

Park Hoon-jung's Action Noir 'Tristes Tropiques' Confirms November 25 Release Director Park Hoon-jung's new film "Tristes Tropiques" has confirmed its theatrical release for November 25 and unveiled its teaser poster and teaser trailer. SBS Star Oct 13, 2026 3:12 PM

Im Gwang-hyun: "Reviewing NTS Tax Crime Investigation Authority by Weighing Corporate Burden and Practical Benefits" ▲ National Tax Service Commissioner Im Gwang-hyun answers questions from lawmake… SBS Oct 13, 2026 3:08 PM

Stabbing Incident Reported at Homeplus Incheon Guwol Branch... "6 to 8 Injured" Police have launched an investigation following reports of a stabbing incident at a large discount store in Incheon. SBS Oct 13, 2026 3:01 PM

Police Push for Regular Status Checks on Crime Victims' Smartwatches The Korean National Police Agency announced today that it is reviewing plans to incorporate computerized checks for smartwatches and notification procedures for officers in charge into the "Victim Protection Manual." Currently, victim support officers provide smartwatches to victims, while investigating officers in charge of safety measures contact victims once a week to verify whether the devices are being used. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:57 PM

"First Since Gianna Jun" Surprise in China... G-Dragon Sweeps the Country Large-scale advertisements featuring singer G-Dragon have appeared at McDonald's stores and on major city billboards across China, signaling potential changes in the Korean Wave market that has remained tightly closed since the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) conflict. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:56 PM

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Stabbing Reported at Homeplus Incheon Guwol Branch... "8 Injured, 1 in Cardiac Arrest" Police have launched an investigation following reports of a stabbing incident at the Homeplus Incheon Guwol branch. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:56 PM

Taiwan Reports Discovery of Chinese-Made Source Code in Overseas Mission Information Systems According to Taiwanese media outlets such as the United Daily News and the Liberty Times on October 13, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated the previous day that the vulnerability was discovered during a routine cybersecurity inspection of overseas missions conducted in December of last year. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:56 PM

Central Asian Apps Suffer Successive Outages Caused by Ukrainian Attacks on Data Centers According to The Times of Central Asia on the 13th, digital services such as ride-hailing and food delivery apps in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan are failing to function properly due to the strikes on Yandex data centers. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:51 PM

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Bank of Korea Employees Make Bold Bets Instead of Issuing Warnings? Stock Trading Soars 53-Fold Employees in key departments of the Bank of Korea, who are tasked with monitoring the potential for increased financial market volatility and sounding alarms, have sharply increased their stock trading volume in the first half of this year. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:50 PM