[LIVE] THE DAILY REPORT (2026-10-14)

▪ Korea's ICT exports top US$ 70 bil. for first time on AI chip boom ▪ Trump: Taiwan to invest in Alaska gas project on top of South Korea’s pledge ▪ Finance minister, U.S. Treasury chief stress economic, financial ties in video talks ▪ Trump hints at retaliatory attacks against Houthis ▪ President Lee appoints National Tax Service chief as new Chief of Staff ▪ New 'Serious Crime Investigation Agency' faces political scrutiny during nominee confirmation hearing ▪ S. Korea's UN envoy faces scrutiny over response to DMZ mine blasts ▪ FBI seizes 187 devices in North Korean laptop farm crackdown in Texas ▪ North Korea-China bridge to open Thursday after 12-year delay ▪ USFK commander calls for multi-domain unit in Korea, with China in view ▪ S. Korea to offer US$ 300,000 worth of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Panama ▪ BTS's 'ARIRANG' becomes most-streamed album of 2026 with over 5 bil. streams ▪ KAIST showcases future of physical AI with latest robotics innovations ▪ World News: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo pass 9,000 ▪ [Weather] Chilly through tomorrow morning, big temperature swings ▪ (1014 PRESS PERSPECTIVE) KOREA-U.S.ENERGY AND SECURITY TIES