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South Korea's Democrats weigh inquiry into Chief Justice Cho

The noon bulletin pairs a dispute over judicial independence with an AI-driven stock rally and stronger-than-expected economic growth.

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0:13Democrats weigh an inquiry into Chief Justice Cho; the opposition warns against political control of the judiciary.
2:03AI enthusiasm lifts the KOSPI above 5,700; the next report examines Anthropic's proposed Nasdaq listing.
6:20Preliminary third-quarter GDP growth reaches 1%, supported by semiconductor exports and facility investment.
8:51The Supreme Court upholds Lim Seong-geun's sentence; a subsequent report covers Kim Keon Hee's detention review.
12:39Financial authorities inspect cyber intrusions affecting customer information at Mirae Asset Life Insurance and KB Kookmin Bank.
14:52Trump disparages Norway after the Nobel Peace Prize announcement; Norway's foreign minister responds.

South Korea's governing Democratic Party is preparing to decide whether to pursue a parliamentary investigation into Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, drawing an opposition warning that it is trying to bring the judiciary under political control.

South Korea's Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) leads its October 27 noon bulletin with the dispute. Democratic floor leader Han Byung-do says questions about political intervention and suspected abuse of authority surrounding the chief justice must be clarified publicly. People Power Party policy chief Im Lee-ja counters that a large parliamentary majority does not entitle the governing party to control the courts or undermine the rule of law.

Cho has headed the Supreme Court since December 2023. The Democrats hold a majority in the National Assembly, but the report describes a decision still to be made, not an investigation already approved or an impeachment underway.

Financial news follows: the KOSPI stock index climbs above 5,700 amid enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, with a sharp rise triggering a temporary restriction on certain program trades. The bulletin also reports that Claude developer Anthropic is preparing a Nasdaq listing that could value the business at up to $2 trillion, alongside substantial cloud-infrastructure commitments.

The Bank of Korea's preliminary estimate puts third-quarter economic growth at 1%, stronger than expected. Semiconductor exports and investment in facilities are identified as key drivers. At a Cabinet meeting, President Lee Jae-myung also addresses senior prosecutors' attendance, saying they need not attend unnecessarily but should come roughly monthly.

Two court developments occupy the middle of the broadcast. The Supreme Court has upheld former Marine division commander Lim Seong-geun's three-year prison sentence over a Marine's death, MBC reports. Military human-rights advocate Lim Tae-hoon conveys the bereaved family's distress at the judgment. Separately, the court is reviewing whether former first lady Kim Keon Hee should remain detained as her existing custody period approaches its end.

The bulletin then examines cyber intrusions affecting customer information at Mirae Asset Life Insurance and KB Kookmin Bank, which financial authorities are inspecting. Its international coverage includes Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about Norway following the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, and a response from Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.