South Korea says North's DMZ landmine blasts violate armistice | East Asia Tonight Sep 29, 2026

South Korea's defence minister warns of corresponding measures against Pyongyang, after a blast last week in the Demilitarized Zone injured three of its officers. Also on East Asia Tonight: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of North Korea's plans to send another 10,000 troops to Russia. Also, China unveils a new five-year blueprint, with AI driving its global innovation push. 00:00 Headlines 01:43 Seoul says North Korean landmine blast in DMZ violates armistice 07:23 Ukraine warns of more North Korea troops deployed to Russia 08:35 China identifies AI, chips, quantum tech as priority areas through 2030 13:35 OpenAI apologises to Australian government for breach by rogue AI agent 14:38 US President Trump denies asking China's Xi to buy US arms 18:42 Anthropic warns of AI risks in its IPO prospectus 21:56 Samsung bets on AI boom, investing US$1 billion in data centre firm Helix 22:57 AMD to acquire World Labs in deal worth US$8.2 billion 33:41 Iran threatens Gulf oil exports 35:58 China signals stimulus to boost consumption 37:40 Shein stocks down nearly 11% after earnings disappoint 41:00 FamilyMart enlists Lady Gaga to boost recruitment efforts 47:37 Singapore air quality hits unhealthy range in all regions