[Yonhap News headlines at this time] - 10:30

■ [Reexamination of military service special provisions] Who gets it and who doesn’t?… I'm upset about the 'crooked discharge cap'

“They say the 20s are important for athletes, but isn’t it an equally important time for other young people?” Mr. Ahn (27), who met with Yonhap News on the 8th, said that his perspective on the special military service system has changed significantly due to the recent Asian Games controversy. Questions about fairness have spread, asking, ‘Who gets it and who doesn’t?’

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■ U.S. “We expect Korea to comply with decades-old alliance standards in the field of intelligence and counterintelligence.”

Regarding the controversy over intelligence cooperation between South Korea and the United States, the U.S. Donald Trump administration stated that it expects South Korea to comply with the alliance's long-standing standards in the fields of intelligence and counterintelligence. In response to a written inquiry from Yonhap News on the 9th (local time) about the status of intelligence cooperation between the two countries, a senior U.S. administration official said, "We expect South Korea to comply with the standards of the decades-old alliance between the two countries," and added, "This is especially true with regard to matters related to intelligence and counterintelligence." While the issue of limited information sharing and disruption of cooperation between the Korean and U.S. authorities has recently emerged, it is interpreted that the Korean side emphasized compliance by setting standards in the field of intelligence and counterintelligence.

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■ 20 financial companies with frequent computer failures, last year’s security budget execution rate was below 70%

Last year, the information security budget execution rate of 20 financial companies with frequent computer failures was found to be below 70%. It is pointed out that financial companies are passive in investing in infrastructure to protect their customers' sensitive personal information and assets. On the 10th, Park Seong-hoon, a People Power Party member of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, analyzed data submitted by financial authorities and found that the information security budget of the top 20 financial companies in terms of number of computer failures last year totaled 438 billion won.

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■ After the National Assembly inspection, the second trial is sentenced... Oh Se-hoon's 'political destiny' falls in two weeks

As Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was sentenced to lose his mayoral position in the first trial for the 'Myeong Tae-gyun suspicion of paying public opinion poll fees', is scheduled to be sentenced on the 23rd in the appeal trial, tensions inside and outside of Seoul are increasing. In addition, the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee are scheduled to audit the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 15th and 19th, respectively, so the political battle surrounding Mayor Oh's judicial risk is expected to continue ahead of the second trial verdict. As of the 10th, the trial situation seen both inside and outside of Seoul is not that easy for Mayor Oh.

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■ Bank interest rate competition… Deposits with one-year maturity are steadily increasing to the upper 3% range.

Amid the rise in market interest rates, interest rates on bank term deposits are also heading towards the high 3% range per annum. According to the financial sector on the 10th, Woori Bank raised the one-year maturity interest rate of 'WON Plus Deposit', a representative term deposit product, by 0.10 percentage points (p) from 3.50% to 3.60% per annum from the 7th. Woori Bank raised the interest rate on this product by 0.20 percentage points to 3.40% per annum on the 10th of last month, and then further increased it to 3.50% on the 18th of the same month. After about 20 days, the interest rate was raised again.

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■ Court “Taean oil spill recovery groups must return 280 billion won in funds”

A ruling was made that organizations established to recover damage from the 2007 Taean oil spill in South Chungcheong Province must return 280 billion won in funds. It has been revealed that these organizations have spent the funds on operating expenses, such as executive and employee salaries, without actually carrying out the public service projects for which they were established for several years. According to the legal community on the 10th, the Seoul Central District Court's Civil Agreement Division 31 (Chief Judge Nam In-soo) recently ruled in partial favor of the plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by the Fruit of Love Social Welfare Community Chest of Korea against the West Coast Association (hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) and the Hebei Social Cooperative (hereinafter referred to as the Cooperative) for the return of distributions.

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■ A cockroach from the Middle East has made a home in Busan... Found adult insects and egg cases

A cockroach from the Middle East has made a home in Busan. According to academic circles on the 10th, researchers at Pusan ​​National University's Life Systems Research Institute and Gyeongsang National University's Department of Plant Medicine recently captured 'Turkestan cockroach' (Periplaneta lateralis), well known by the nickname 'Red Runner', in Gamman Port, Busan. The research team collected all individuals showing the life cycle of the Turkestan cockroach, including adults, nymphs, and egg cases, through five field surveys from November last year to June this year.

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■ Zelensky harshly criticizes Trump-Putin ‘transit deal’… “Putin’s birthday present”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the US-Russia 'transit deal' as a 'war investment' that paves the way for a prolongation of the war. On the 9th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel on a large scale to the U.S. and global markets, and Russia also confirmed this diesel supply policy. Regarding this, President Zelenskyy said through

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■ New York stock market, technology stocks rebound, rise on Russian diesel supply agreement

On the 9th (local time), the New York stock market closed higher due to a rebound in technology stocks and expectations for increased supply of Russian diesel. On this day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended trading at 51,654.95, up 423.31 points (0.83%) from the previous day. The S&P 500 index closed at 7,811.54, up 46.18 points (0.59%) from the previous day, and the Nasdaq composite index closed at 27,366.17, up 172.83 points (0.64%).

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■ A 7.7 earthquake occurred in southwestern Panama… Evacuation center and airport closed in capital city

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred at 12:56 p.m. on the 9th (local time) in Panama, a Central American country located on the 'Ring of Fire' where earthquakes occur frequently. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter was about 14 km southwest of Pitalosa Arava, a remote village located at the southern tip of Panama. The depth of the earthquake is 10 km underground. The USGS warned that a tsunami was likely to occur in Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico within three hours.

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■ Domestic oil prices have fallen for 21 weeks... Gasoline and diesel prices continue to remain in the 1,800 won range

Gas prices at gas stations nationwide fell slightly compared to last week, continuing a downward trend for 21 consecutive weeks. According to Korea National Oil Corporation's oil price information system Offinet on the 10th, the average selling price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide in the first week of October (October 4 to 8) was 1,857.6 won per liter, down 0.4 won from the previous week. Seoul, with the highest price, was 1,904.0 won, down 0.2 won from the previous week, and Daegu, with the lowest price, was 1,829.8 won, down 0.3 won from the previous week.

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