The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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■ (LEAD) N.K. leader's sister, military marshal inspect border fortification site, warn of 'overwhelming' responses
SEOUL -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and a military marshal have inspected fortification work along the inter-Korean border, with Pyongyang warning of an "overwhelming" military response to what it called enemy provocations, state media reported Wednesday.
The inspection came after the South Korean military vowed Tuesday to take "decisive" action if the North stages further provocations, following Pyongyang's threat to deploy strike means along the border.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261021009151315?section=nk/nk
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■ (LEAD) election official-death
(LEAD) Election official found dead after special counsel questioning
SEOUL -- A National Election Commission (NEC) official was found dead Wednesday, a day after being questioned by a special counsel team investigating the election watchdog in connection with the unprecedented ballot shortages in the local elections.
According to the sources, the official in his 40s was found in the flowerbed of an apartment building in Hwaseong, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul, at 7:06 a.m. with a suicide note expressing grievances he felt during the questioning. Police suspect he jumped from his apartment.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261021007351315?section=national/politics
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■Appeals court reduces ex-justice minister's sentence to 9 yrs over martial law role
SEOUL -- An appellate court on Wednesday reduced former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's sentence from 25 years to nine years in prison over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
The Seoul High Court handed down the ruling for Park after overturning guilty verdicts for some of the key charges faced by Park in connection with his involvement in Yoon's short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261021008751315?section=national/national
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■ Lee says AI should be used to bridge healthcare gaps worldwide
SEOUL -- President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be used responsibly in the healthcare sector to bridge healthcare gaps worldwide.
The president delivered the message in a speech to the World Bio Summit 2026 in Seoul, which was read on his behalf by his senior secretary for social affairs, Kim Kyoung-ja.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261021009000315?section=national/politics
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