South Korea demands an apology from North Korea over mine blast | East Asia Tonight October 6, 2026

Seoul says it is weighing options to force an apology from Pyongyang and wants mines removed. Also on East Asia Tonight, South Korea's president orders a sweeping probe after hackers potentially used AI to target banks. Meanwhile in Japan, the Okinawa murder case renews concerns over US military presence on the island. 00:00 Introduction 01:23 South Korea's response to DMZ blast 07:12 Row over North Korean POWs 08:08 South Korea cyberattack 10:30 Okinawa murder fallout 13:03 EU rapid-response trade tool 20:27 7-eleven India closure 24:00 US military presence in Okinawa 43:23 China's one-person companies 47:50 Nobel physics prize