10.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On October 19, Carmen, an Indonesian member of the SM Entertainment girl group Hearts2Hearts, was accused by Chinese netizens of insulting China. Her mother was accused of following and supporting Indonesian President Prabowo and the daughter of former President Suharto, and the related posts received more than 120,000 likes.
[Follow-up · October 19, 2026] On October 19, the Weibo topic "Carmen's mother follows and supports the Indonesian president who massacred Chinese" trended. The Zhihu answer cited in the topic was accused of mocking the CCP government, but Little Pinks thought it was supporting the official crackdown on anti-Chinese forces.
10.15
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to Twitter user @__Inty__, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix is seeking permission from the U.S. government to export U.S.-made chip manufacturing equipment to China in order to expand local production capacity. SK Hynix has linked the approval of this condition to its investment plan to build a plant on U.S. soil. This move touches the bottom line of U.S. semiconductor export controls, sparking concerns that if Washington approves the deal, it would create a gap in the semiconductor technology blockade against China.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Xiaohongshu blogger "Xinyang XY," who has 46,000 followers, fed the works of Korean artist bunnymate to AI without authorization and distilled them into a skill. bunnymate posted on Threads to defend their rights, saying they never gave authorization, and, being a minor student unable to access Chinese websites, asked netizens to help spread the word. Netizens who questioned the infringement had their comments deleted and were blocked by the blogger.
10.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·South Korea
On October 7, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike released an investigation report stating that from late September to early October, multiple financial institutions in South Korea suffered cyberattacks and data breaches. The attackers used the ARTEX tool developed in China in combination with AI models such as DeepSeek and Zhipu GLM, and are suspected to be students at South China University of Technology, after personal information was leaked through exposed Claude session records on a server.
10.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·South Korea
South Korean media reported on October 6 that at least seven financial institutions, including KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank, were hacked, and sensitive personal information such as annual incomes and loan limits of about 68000 people was leaked. Investigators found Chinese strings in the attack servers, pointing to ARTEX, an open-source AI tool developed by a Chinese cybersecurity engineer. They have traced 28 IP addresses distributed across multiple countries, but no suspect has been identified yet.
10.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·城南市
On October 6, South Korea's Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency stated that arrest warrants had been issued for all 4 Chinese national suspects in the restaurant vandalism case, 3 of whom have been placed on Interpol red notices, and that South Korea is pushing forward with an extradition request.
10.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·South Korea
On October 4, a netizen posted a photo of a Chinese-language warning sign photographed on a street in South Korea. The sign reminds people not to smoke, not to litter, and not to spit, and states that violators will be fined and charged for cleaning costs. In red letters it reads: "Please have the high cultural awareness of Chinese people." After the photo was posted, it sparked discussion among netizens.
10.01
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·韩国城南市
On October 1, according to a Yonhap News Agency report, the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court issued detention warrants for 4 Chinese nationals suspected of vandalizing a Chinese restaurant named "Xi Jinping." South Korean police may proceed with applying for an Interpol red notice and seeking criminal judicial assistance from China; if the 4 re-enter the country, they can be detained immediately.
2026.10
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·韩国城南市
According to South Korea's Newsis news agency, the "Xi Jinping" Chinese restaurant in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, fearing another act of vandalism, has taken down a sign it had used for 8 years and reopened under a new name.
09.29
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·South Korea
South Korea's Defense Ministry said the explosion last week in the Demilitarized Zone that injured two South Korean personnel was caused by landmines laid by North Korea, a move Seoul called a violation of the armistice agreement, and vowed to take response measures.
09.29
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·城南市
After a Chinese restaurant in Seongnam, South Korea, formerly named "Xi Jinping" was vandalized, the owner changed the restaurant's name and resumed business on September 29, worried about being targeted again. Prior to this, he had been asked multiple times to change the name.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·South Korea
According to Sin Chew Daily, a Chinese restaurant named "Xi Jinping" in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, was broken into and vandalized. Local police stated that the perpetrators were four Chinese men who fled back to China by plane immediately after the incident. The restaurant owner reported having repeatedly received threatening phone calls and in-person protests regarding the restaurant's name.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jeju Island, South Korea
On September 21, five Chinese men beat and detained two Chinese female tourists at a vacation lodging in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea, snatched their phones and forced a transfer of 100,000 yuan. On September 22, one of the women escaped and reported the case to the police; officers arrested two suspects on the spot and intercepted a third at Jeju Airport, while the other two had already left the country and returned to China. South Korean police are tracking them through Interpol.
09.24
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Seoul, South Korea
A Chinese restaurant in South Korea named CJ was broken into and vandalized by four Chinese nationals in the early hours of the morning, who sprayed a liquid suspected to be pesticide. The suspects subsequently flew to Shanghai and left the country.
09.24
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·城南市
In the early hours of September 24, a Chinese restaurant named after Xi Jinping in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was broken into by 4 Chinese nationals who vandalized it with spray paint, and its ingredients were sprayed with a liquid suspected to be pesticide. About an hour after the crime, they left the country via Incheon Airport, flying to Yantai and Shanghai. The owner said the restaurant had previously been subjected to multiple protests and acts of vandalism; police are investigating the motive and considering international judicial cooperation to pursue them.