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Youth spaces offer everything from job and startup preparation to meetings and cultural and leisure programs. The facility types described by the province include shared kitchens for people living alone.

Cheongnyeondong in Gwangmyeong has a coworking area and lounge open without reservations. Its meeting rooms, multipurpose rooms, band rooms and media and recording studio must be booked. The rooms are laid out for meetings, instrument practice, and recording and video work.

According to Gwangmyeong City, Cheongnyeondong is open to people aged 19–39 who live or are active in the city. Use is free for members.

Standard rooms can be booked on the official website from two weeks before the visit through the day of use, once a day for up to three hours. The SPACE:D event venue requires a separate telephone inquiry.

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Future Generations Foundation outlined next year’s direction at an operators’ event at Cheongnyeondong on October 8. The plan released by the province on October 9 includes supporting more spaces, a framework for evaluating outstanding spaces and new linked programs.

The province helped establish 24 spaces between 2018 and 2026. The total of 48 operating spaces also includes facilities set up by local governments on their own.

The announcement did not say how many more spaces will be supported or who can apply for new programs and when. Recruitment for next year will be announced later. Facility-specific conditions for Cheongnyeondong are available from Gwangmyeong City and the operator at 02-2066-8134.

October 5 report

The distress call was received at 3:04 a.m. Nearby fishing boats rescued nine foreign crew members, who were reported to have no major health problems.

The vessel had declared eight people aboard before departure, but 11 were actually on board.

Overnight search plan

After daytime underwater searches on October 5 failed to find the two missing, the Coast Guard said it would continue searching from 6 p.m. that day until 6 a.m. on October 6.

Record after 699 games

Average attendance stands at 17,685 through 699 games. With 21 regular-season games left, the league has already passed last year’s 720-game total.

A record eight clubs have drawn more than one million fans.

330 sellouts

The October 5 games at Jamsil, Daegu and Suwon sold out, bringing the season’s sellouts to 330, one short of last year’s 331. All attendance and sellout figures are as of October 5.

South Korean and United Nations Command teams conducted a joint field investigation from September 26 to 29, and the final assessment also drew on National Forensic Service analysis received on October 2. The three confirmed mine or blast sites were about 10 meters south of the MDL.

Mine removal on October 5

The military said the minefield south of the MDL that caused the incident was removed at about 12:51 p.m. KST on October 5. It said removal operations would continue if North Korea does not voluntarily clear other mines it placed south of the line.

What comes next

The announcement is the military’s final investigative finding, not an initial estimate. The scope of further mine-clearing and any additional military response have not been officially announced.

Scams using leaked details

The FSC warned that scammers may use leaked names, addresses and other details to pose as offers of low-rate loans, refinancing or compensation for the leaks. Authorities and financial firms do not ask for passwords, authentication codes or transfers for compensation or account protection, and do not require prepayments or app installation for a loan.

Customers should not click unclear links in text messages and should verify through official websites, apps or customer-service numbers.

One-month response from Oct 6

Regulators designated one month from October 6 as a special response period for secondary harm from personal-data leaks, with an extension possible if needed.

The affected firms will run dedicated customer desks, and fraud-detection systems (FDS) will step up monitoring of transactions that combine leaked data. Suspicious information will be shared quickly through the ASAP anti-phishing AI platform.

Losses confirmed so far

As of its October 6 consumer alert, the FSC said it had not confirmed any case of customer funds lost through voice phishing or other scams tied to these data leaks. It said the risk of harm cannot be ruled out and urged continued caution.

Start dates by age

According to the KDCA, influenza vaccination begins October 6 for people 75 and older, October 12 for ages 70–74 and October 15 for ages 65–69. COVID-19 vaccination starts October 12 for those 70 and older and October 15 for ages 65–69.

Where to get vaccinated

Shots are available at participating clinics and public health centers regardless of registered address, with about 23,000 providers nationwide.

Before visiting, check a clinic’s availability through the KDCA vaccination website or the local public health center, and bring identification. Individual eligibility is determined by the medical provider.

Launch declared a success

The Korea AeroSpace Administration and KARI said initial telemetry analysis confirmed that Nuri reached its target altitude and completed its planned flight sequence normally. The five primary NEONSAT satellites and nine CubeSats separated successfully and entered their target orbits.

NEONSAT-2 to -6 make contact

Initial two-way contact with ground stations was completed by NEONSAT-6 at 1:08 p.m., No. 4 at 2:42 p.m., No. 3 at 3:27 p.m., No. 2 at 4:18 p.m. and No. 5 at 5:52 p.m.

All five returned identification and telemetry data and responded to ground commands. Their basic condition was generally healthy.

Eight of nine secondary payloads

As of the agency’s 6:45 p.m. release, eight of the nine secondary payload satellites had contacted ground stations, while DaejeonSat-1 was still attempting contact. The agency plans a combined update on the secondary payloads on October 13.

Son’s 59th goal

According to the KFA match report, Son opened the scoring in the sixth minute to reach 59 senior international goals. That moved him past Cha Bum-kun’s 58 as the Korea men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer.

Oh Se-hun seals it

Oh Se-hun added the second goal in the 60th minute. Korea finished its four-match September-October window with two wins, one draw and one loss.

The video is the KFA’s official highlight.

Hours and venue

The show is open 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on October 6 and 7, and 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on October 8. The exhibition is in COEX Hall B, with forums and business programs in conference rooms 301 and 307.

Four zones

Seoul organized the floor into four zones: Innovation, Robot in Seoul, Robot Challenge and Entertainment. Beyond humanoids, exhibits cover patrol, delivery, food-service, disaster-response, public-safety and wearable robots tied to city services.