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BOK Holds Rate at 3 Percent as Yonsei Reports Data Leak, Kim Yo-jong Warns Border Measures

BOK holds rate at 3 pct; Yonsei reports data leak; Kim Yo-jong warns of border measures.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-22 15:18

The decision by the BOK's Monetary Policy Board had been widely anticipated. The central bank had raised rates in the two previous meetings to tame inflation.

Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday of 'new counter means' along the inter-Korean border and said propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts against South Korea would be ready within days. Her warning came a day after she inspected the North's border fortification work and threatened military action against South Korean troops over firing warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the border.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to strengthening ties with North Korea in a reply sent Tuesday to Kim Jong-un's Oct. 1 congratulatory message marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of China, the North's state media reported Thursday. Xi said the two countries have long supported each other across generations. Kim had pledged in the message to further develop their traditional friendship and safeguard shared interests.

The South Korean and U.S. air forces were to sign a letter of intent Thursday on autonomous combat platform cooperation to bolster collaboration in manned-unmanned combat systems, the South Korean Air Force said. The signing was scheduled during a meeting between Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Son Sug-rag and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach.

Yonsei University said about 10,000 students and graduates had personal information leaked after an external party gained unauthorized access to its portal service. The university's information and communications office confirmed the breach, said it had exposed personal information of some members of the university community, and apologized for the concern and inconvenience.

Cuba is seeking to deepen economic ties with South Korea as it grapples with economic and energy crises exacerbated by decadeslong U.S. sanctions, Cuban Ambassador to Seoul Claudio Raul Monzon Baeza said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency. The interview took place Monday ahead of next week's U.N. General Assembly vote on Cuba's annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo.

In Busan, a shark named Bukang-i returned to a canal after being guided out, Yonhap News Agency reported. The shark was seen Thursday morning in a narrow space between a floating platform installed near the canal's exit to prevent it from coming back and a net set up as a second backstop, a day after it was successfully guided out of the canal.