South Korea · Evidence
South Korea: what was counted on 22 October 2026
The stories of the day's briefing with their category and severity (1 minor · 2 material · 3 severe), then every article counted as a signal for South Korea that day. This is what the pressure scores add up.
Signals counted
125 articles
At home
Regulation
- Dangerous drivers on notice as Kelly’s Law passes parliament ↗ Herald News · independent
- No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Constitutional Court upholds harsher penalties for killing parents ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Korea to ease E-7-4 visa path for long-serving migrant workers ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Regulators weigh antitrust safeguards as Naver-Dunamu deal stalls ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Single-stock leveraged ETFs reignite turf war between financial regulators ↗ Korea.net · independent
Disruption
- Storms over south-east lifting but system threatens supercells on way ↗ Herald News · independent
- Govts, companies take websites offline over PHP vulnerabilities ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Rush to patch software flaw that could impact 70% of websites worldwide ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Nationwide court network restored after 2-hour outage ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- How monster El Nino is causing havoc around the world ↗ Herald News · independent
- I spent thousands on a ‘potentially dangerous’ marathon. I’d do it again ↗ Herald News · independent
- Websites down: What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears? ↗ Korea.net · independent
- S. Korea, US hold combined river-crossing drills ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Hundreds of designer bags and shoes stolen in Fendi ram raid ↗ Herald News · independent
- Coupang, affiliates found to have committed 205 workplace safety violations ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Hyundai, Kia's Sept. sales fall 1.7% amid model shortage ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Busan shark returns to canal after brief exit ↗ Korea.net · independent
- NK leader's sister warns of border countermeasures, loudspeakers to be ready within days ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Stormy weekend looms as Super Typhoon Champi moves north ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Internal tension
- Killara man arrested over alleged rape ↗ Herald News · independent
- 34 student activists convicted of illegal entry into presidential compound, US base ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- 34 student activists convicted of illegal entry into presidential compound, US base ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Unmasked: The far-left extremist suspected of burning down 143-year-old town hall ↗ Herald News · independent
- Border tension invites right-wing political attack ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Safety & health
- [Graphic News] Korean-language education expands overseas ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- S. Korea repatriates aid worker from Ukraine over safety ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns ↗ Korea.net · independent
- How to save your group trip from dying in the group chat ↗ Herald News · independent
- Wild thunderstorms rock south-east Queensland ↗ Herald News · independent
- AI, drones guard nightlife districts as Seoul ramps up Halloween safety measures ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Cheong Wa Dae holds emergency meeting over PHP security flaws ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Netflix turns everyday Korea into tourist attraction ↗ Korea.net · independent
- KTO, Kakao offer prizes for check-ins at 33 autumn destinations ↗ Korea.net · independent
- PHP security flaws alarm Korean government, companies ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Global study prompts warning over Queensland’s falling vaccination rates ↗ Herald News · independent
- Busan's 'Bukang-i' is back again. What now for the city's celebrity shark? ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Yonsei portal breach affects 10,000 students and faculty, including international students ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Companies
- 삼성E&A, 3분기 깜짝 실적에 증권사 목표가 줄상향 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- SK hynix halts review of US stock market listing of Solidigm ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Catholic Church seeking $18m windfall for inner west uni site ↗ Herald News · independent
- 거래소 "코스닥 승강제 '절대평가' 방식 검토 중…확정은 아냐" ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- 中, 5중전회 앞두고 현직 베이징 상무부시장 부패 혐의로 조사 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- [인사] 산업통상부 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- 대한항공-우리카드·현대-한국전력, KOVO 컵대회 준결승 대결(종합) ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- Musk's public endorsement of SpaceX-Tesla deal may throw a wrench in talks ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Daewoo E&C expands AI use across construction sites ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Hanwha Asset raises bet on US startup Impulse Space ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Korean government wins $127 million tax refund lawsuit against Lone Star ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- LG Display swings to Q3 profit, but earnings fall 42% on year ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Young Poong, MBK vow appeal after W837b lawsuit defeat ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- 이정현 檢총장 대행 "한동훈 사건 감찰 한계…수사로 확인해야" ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- Merck opens new semiconductor materials facility in Korea ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Young Poong loses shareholder derivative suit against Korea Zinc ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies offers training for new hires at semiconductor companies ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Court rules against Lone Star in $125.9-mil. tax case ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Merck opens Korean chip materials plant to meet advanced memory demand ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars ↗ Herald News · independent
Markets
- Delinquency ratio on bank loans up for 2nd month in August ↗ Korea.net · independent
- [오늘의 국감](23일) ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- The NSW regional towns where house prices defied the downturn ↗ Herald News · independent
- Lee says rebound in potential growth rates should lead to balanced growth ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Seoul stocks slide over 3% on profit-taking amid persistent AI woes ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- 국고채 금리, 금통위 소화하며 혼조세…국고 3년 3.84%(종합) ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- Korean won strengthens against US dollar after BOK holds key rate ↗ Korea.net · independent
- BOK pauses rate hikes, but signals more may come ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- If you feel like everything’s falling apart, you’re probably right ↗ Herald News · independent
- ASX retreats as energy shares slump; Nick Scali tanks; Westpac axes jobs ↗ Herald News · independent
- 한은 총재 "주가 하락, 실물경제에 영향…소비 일시적 줄어" ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- 한은 총재 "석유최고가격제, 장기적으로 재정에 문제" ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- 원/달러 환율, '매파적 동결' 금통위 소화하며 하락세 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- BOK holds key rate steady at 3% after 2 consecutive rate hikes ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- BOK pauses rate hikes as inflation, debt concerns linger ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Trade
- US envoy highlights shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea ↗ Korea.net · independent
- South Korea’s Arctic shipping trial points to shorter route, operational hurdles ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- 산업장관 "무역협회, 대미협상 지원 너무 부족…혁신 주문" ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- K-beauty firms to seek export deals at Cheongju expo ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Strong chip exports expected to spill over into private consumption from next year: BOK report ↗ Korea.net · independent
- K-beauty stocks stumble as strong won squeezes profits ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Foreign visitors to Korea top 17.1 mil. through September, nearing 2025 full-year level ↗ Korea.net · independent
Politics
- [Lee Byung-jong] President Lee’s X posts ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Embattled Queensland minister resigns from cabinet ↗ Herald News · independent
- 상임위 8곳 국정감사…미래기금·초광역특구법 등 공방 전망 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- He did the numbers for Kennett and Andrews. He says it’s time for ‘belt tightening’ ↗ Herald News · independent
- The funeral where the worlds of power, politics and organised crime came together ↗ Herald News · independent
- Claim more bank jobs at risk ↗ Herald News · independent
- Parliamentary committee adopts confirmation report for special inspector nominee ↗ Korea.net · independent
- One Nation MP says his party plans to govern in first speech ↗ Herald News · independent
- ‘Incredibly disappointing’: Snowy 2.0 cost blows out to $25b in biggest setback yet ↗ Herald News · independent
- Role of political parties in global cooperation ↗ Korea.net · independent
- PPP urges gov't to resume loudspeaker broadcasts against N. Korea's mine blast ↗ Korea.net · independent
- 6 more election offices entered false voter turnout data: special counsel ↗ Korea.net · independent
- US states deciding control of Senate see boost in early voting: analysis ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- After 10 years, watchdog on presidential inner circle returns: why it matters ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Hundreds of Westpac jobs on the chopping block ↗ Herald News · independent
- Seven reveals its 2027 line-up, including new hosts for I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! ↗ Herald News · independent
- Corruption watchdog’s interest ‘piqued’ by Labor’s invite-only grants ↗ Herald News · independent
- Best takes crack at departing recruitment boss ↗ Herald News · independent
- Vice budget minister calls Future Fund 'fiscal innovation' for future growth ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Presidential office denies investigation chief's Cabinet meeting attendance compromises impartiality ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Vice budget minister calls Future Fund 'fiscal innovation' for future growth ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Victorian Liberals slapped with legal letter from spurned candidate ↗ Herald News · independent
Abroad, in its press
Regulation
- Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty to New Mexico in data privacy case ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Lee vows ‘no exceptions’ as Chinese boats face record bonds ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Disruption
- Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes China's Tibet ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz amid fears of return to war ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Sydney childcare centres shut with an hour’s notice ↗ Herald News · independent
Internal tension
- 폭력사태에 놀란 프랑스, 집회 제한…시위대 "수용 못해"(종합2보) ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- French justice minister says 217 people jailed over riots ↗ Korea.net · independent
- 프랑스 '또 폭력사태 벌어질라' 대비…주요 도시, 시위금지령 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- Liberte, egalite, misery? Why France is burning ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Lesson from France ↗ Korea.net · independent
Safety & health
- US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
- Pair of popular Sydney beaches shut after whale carcass washes ashore ↗ Herald News · independent
- ‘I strongly advise against swimming’: No plan to remove whale carcass near Sydney beaches ↗ Herald News · independent
Companies
- HD현대, 미국 건설사와 합작법인 추진…선박 블록 야드 구축 ↗ Yonhap News Agency · state
- Samsung chairman visits UAE, encourages employees ↗ Korea.net · independent
Markets
- Oil hits 5-month high as Houthi attacks stoke supply fears ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Wall Street sinks as Nasdaq falls over 2% on AI cost worries ↗ Korea.net · independent
- Worldwide drops for AI stocks send Wall Street toward its worst day since July ↗ Korea.net · independent
- ASX set to slide as Wall Street falls; oil at highest since May ↗ Herald News · independent
Trade
- Japanese envoy touts bilateral ties, experts discuss blockchain at Global Business Forum ↗ The Korea Herald · independent
Politics
- US and Israel are planning to hit Iran again once elections are over ↗ Herald News · independent
- Australia news LIVE: Labor weighs security upgrades for MPs as Haines’ condition ‘critical but stable’; Canavan eyes lower house move ↗ Herald News · independent
- Which province voted not to leave Canada? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz ↗ Herald News · independent