Venice Film Festival: South Korea’s Lee Chang-dong won the Silver Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival for “Possible Love,” while John Malkovich took best actor for “Wild Horse Nine” and the Golden Lion went to Denmark-set drama “Woman Unknown.” Politics & Gender Policy: Yong Hye-in, President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for gender equality minister, withdrew from consideration after backlash over her plan to keep her proportional-representation National Assembly seat. Markets & Bonds: Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean bonds in August for the first time in about 3.5 years, citing shrinking yield advantages from currency-hedged trades. Housing Watch: Bundang’s apartment prices led the nation with a sharp yearly jump, as rebuilding expectations and Seoul spillover keep driving high-price transactions. Public Health: A study found siblings of children with type 1 diabetes face more than 10 times the risk of developing the disease. Tech & Education: Samsung opened second-semester signups for its Galaxy AI Class, expanding hands-on AI lessons for elementary and middle school students. Safety & Consumer: Seoul testing found harmful chemicals in some decorative napkins, while construction workplace deaths fell nearly 20% in the first half.