1. The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation announced that the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, often called "suneung" in Korean, will take place on November 16.
2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s new vice ministers and anti-corruption commissioner took office on Monday with an inauguration ceremony at the Yongsan Presidential Office. The presidential office announced two minister-level and 13 vice minister-level appointments Thursday.
3. More than 700 people were arrested nationwide in France on the 5th straight night of nationwide violence on Saturday, sparked by the police killing of a teenager of North African descent last Tuesday.