1.The South Korean won weakened past one-thousand-450 won against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching its lowest point in 15 years. The local currency opened at one-thousand-453 won per dollar, following a U.S. rate cut made the previous day.

2.During an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Acting President Han Duck-soo vetoed six contentious bills, marking his first use of presidential power since assuming interim leadership after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from office over a failed martial law bid.

3.The National Intelligence Service briefed the parliamentary Intelligence Committee in a closed-door meeting Thursday morning and reportedly said at least 100 North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine were killed and 1,000 injured.