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US to Resolve South Korean Lawmaker Visa Issue, Rubio Says, Citing 'Decades-Old Actions' Democratic lawmaker Jin Sung-joon, chairman of the National Assembly's Defense Committee, whose US visa application was previously denied, received his visa yesterday , just one day before his scheduled business trip. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:24 AM

Lee Kang-in Plays 67 Minutes Amid 'Bad Luck with Goalpost' as Atletico Secures 7th Straight Win to Take League Lead Lee started as a right winger in a 4-4-2 formation and played for 67 minutes in the 11th round La Liga away match against Levante held today at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in Valencia, Spain. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:23 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Restaurant in Wonju, Gangwon Province... No Casualities today , and was extinguished after 3 hours and 30 minutes. Four citizens inside the building evacuated on their own, and no injuries have been reported. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:19 AM

About 4 in 10 Middle-Class Individuals Saw Incomes Drop, Highest in 4 Years Since COVID-19 About 4 in 10 middle-class individuals saw their earned and business incomes decrease. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:18 AM

Choi Min-jeong Wins Gold in Women's 1,000m at Short Track World Tour Leg 2 With Dramatic Comeback Choi Min-jeong , who is set to retire from the national team after this season, secured the gold medal in the women's 1,000m at the International Skating Union Short Track World Tour Leg 2, following her victory in the same event at Leg 1. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:15 AM

Share of Deposits Yielding Mid-4% Hits 2 Years and 9 Months High... Loans Under 3% Disappear This is the result of commercial and internet-only banks engaging in rate competition by introducing special products amid rising market interest rates. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:11 AM

Banks' Non-Performing Loans Increase by 1.3 Trillion Won in a Year... Highest in 8 Years and 6 Months According to the financial sector on November 1, the total amount of substandard or below loans at the five major commercial banks (KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup) reached 7.6133 trillion won at the end of the third quarter. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:10 AM

Bond Market Outlook for November: Supply Pressures Meet Expectations for Safety-Driven Gains While some analyses suggest that because the competitive bidding scale did not decrease compared to October and the proportion of ultra-long-term bonds increased, it could act as a factor driving up ultra-long-term interest rates, other opinions emphasize that the trend of reduced issuance has continued following October. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:07 AM

Will Annual 52 Trillion Won Tax Revenue Errors Decrease? Bill Proposed to Force Disclosure of Revenue Forecast Grounds Rep. Kim Nam-jun of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee, announced today that he has representative-proposed an amendment to the National Finance Act, which stipulates that the revenue budget estimation analysis report published by the government must include a revenue estimation model reflecting changed economic conditions and institutional changes such as tax law revisions. SBS Nov 1, 2026 10:05 AM

Samsung and SK Hynix Move in Tandem 8 Out of 10 Days, but Diverge on Q3 Earnings Fueled by rising memory semiconductor prices, the synchronization of the two companies' stock prices became more pronounced compared to last year. SBS Nov 1, 2026 9:30 AM