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China's Q3 GDP Grows 4.5%, Up from 4.3% in Q2 According to Reuters on October 19, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that its gross domestic product for the third quarter increased by 4.5% compared to the same period last year. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:28 AM

Doosan Bears Appoint Operations Team Leader Jung Jae-hoon as New General Manager The Doosan club stated on this day, "This appointment of the new general manager is an expression of our strong determination to innovate the overall club system in order to re-emerge as a sustainable, prestigious franchise." They added, "Centered around the young general manager in his mid-40s, we plan to reorganize the front office and pursue both immediate roster strengthening and mid-to-long-term competitiveness simultaneously." New General Manager Jung joined Doosan as a player in 2006 and played for three years, followed by a stint in the U.S. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:26 AM

Samsung Lions Release 10 Players, Including 2020 First-Round Left-Hander Huh Yun-dong Among the pitchers, eight players will leave the team: Yang Hyun, Hong Won-pyo, Huh Yun-dong, Park Ju-hyeok, Kim Dong-hyun, Shin Yoon-ho, Park Si-won, and Yu Byeong-seon. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:26 AM

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"Trapped in a 40°C Hell for 5 Hours"... Heavy Rains Cause Major Chaos Across the Country First up, drivers trapped in a parking lot for five hours. Heavy rain poured down across various parts of the country yesterday . SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:25 AM

"Repeated IPO Withdrawals by Australian Data Centers Trigger Plunge in AI Infrastructure Stocks" Firmus, a data center operator backed by Nvidia and Blackstone that pursued an IPO boasting a valuation of 44 billion Australian dollars (approximately 41 trillion won)—the second-largest in Australian history—abruptly withdrew its IPO plans on October 10. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:23 AM

Pro Basketball Match Time Changed for LG vs. kt on November 15 The KBL announced that the start time for the 2026-2027 KCC Professional Basketball game between LG and kt, scheduled to take place at Changwon Gymnasium on November 15, has been delayed from the original 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:20 AM

Police Shift Security Policy to 'Citizen-Centric Service' and Push for English Name Change Acting National Police Commissioner General Kim Jong-chul said during a weekly meeting today , "We will strive harder to regain public trust by realizing a citizen-centric police service that reaches out first and assists closely." To achieve this, the police plan to build a system allowing individuals to check the progress of their reported cases at any time and expand the scope of notifications regarding case-handling statuses. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:13 AM

Yang Hong-won ♥ Won Hyun-joo Hold Wedding 3 Years After Registering Marriage Rapper Yang Hong-won held a wedding ceremony with model Won Hyun-joo, three years after establishing a family together. SBS Star Oct 19, 2026 11:13 AM

Zelenskyy: U.S. Pressuring Ukraine to Surrender… Points to White House as Behind Starlink Restrictions In an interview with Bloomberg on the 18th , President Zelenskyy made the remarks, stating that recent actions by the Donald Trump administration are working to Ukraine's disadvantage. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:12 AM

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"Can't use AI on a business trip" No longer an excuse: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X laptop review | Omokgyo Electronic Shopping District Can you create images and videos with AI, and even develop programs, on an airplane without an internet connection? NVIDIA's next-generation AI laptop, the "RTX Spark," has turned this possibility into a reality. SBS Oct 19, 2026 11:12 AM