[LIVE] NEWS CENTER (2023-10-18)

▪ Gaza hospital explosion leaves at least 500 dead ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel ▪ Xi, Putin hold bilateral talks in Beijing on sidelines of Belt and Road Forum ▪ S. Korean defense minister says N. Korea has nothing to gain by developing nuclear weapons ▪ Pres. Yoon pledges full support for police agency while calling vulnerable targeting crimes ’intolerable’ ▪ S. Korea’s auto exports from Jan. to Sept. 2023 reach new high for same period ▪ U.S. gov’t toughens rules on exports of advanced computing chips to China ▪ U.S. curbs on AI chip exports to China to have “limited“ impact on S. Korean companies ▪ China’s economic growth exceeds forecast, reaching 4.9% in the 3rd quarter of 2023 ▪ S. Korea initiates new COVID-19 variant vaccine rollout ▪ S. Korea now an ’equal partner’ of U.S. with potential to turn into G8 member country: Victor Cha ▪ Rainy spells nationwide... Warmer spells ahead