The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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■ (LEAD) S. Korea's top military officer orders stern responses after N.K. threatens to deploy more weapons along border
SEOUL -- South Korea's top military officer ordered troops on Tuesday to sternly respond to any enemy provocations, a day after North Korea threatened to deploy more weapons along the inter-Korean border and resume propaganda broadcasts.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung gave the directive during his visit to a central front-line unit, slamming Pyongyang for shifting the blame on Seoul for heightened inter-Korean tensions following the Sept. 21 land mine explosion that injured three South Korean troops.
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung (Yonhap)
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261020002751315?section=national/defense
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■ (LEAD) Lee calls for all-out efforts to boost housing supply
SEOUL -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the need to cut the time required for administrative procedures in building homes, calling for all-out efforts to boost housing supply.
The president made the call during a Cabinet meeting as runaway housing prices persist despite the government's efforts to cool the market.
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261020003751315?section=national/politics
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■ Key gov't-led DMZ projects remain stalled as UNC denies clearance over safety risks
SEOUL -- Several government-led environmental and historical initiatives inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) have been stalled for over two years as the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) continues to withhold clearance, citing safety risks, Seoul officials said Tuesday.
South Korea launched a series of DMZ initiatives in 2020, ranging from ecological and forestry studies to the recovery of lost villages and exploring potential UNESCO World Heritage candidate sites, to implement a 2018 inter-Korean summit agreement to transform the tense border area into a peace zone.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261020003400315?section=national/defense
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■ Seoul stocks extend losses late Tues. morning amid AI concerns
SEOUL -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Tuesday morning as concerns over investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) value chain sparked a sell-off in major chip shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 136.06 points, or 2.36 percent, to 5,631.95 as of 11:20 a.m.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261020004800320?section=economy-finance/economy
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■ 'KPop Demon Hunters' singer-songwriter Ejae ties knot with producer Sam Kim
SEOUL -- Korean American singer-songwriter Ejae, who gained attention for "Golden" from the original soundtrack of the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," has married music producer and composer Sam Kim.
The couple held an outdoor wedding ceremony on Saturday at a multipurpose cultural space that sits on the former residence site of Ejae's maternal grandfather and veteran actor Shin Young-kyun, the U.S. fashion magazine Vogue reported Monday (U.S. time).
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261020002800315?section=culture/k-pop
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