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Highway Tolls Waived If Drivers Re-enter Within 15 Minutes After Taking Wrong Exit Starting next month, if drivers mistakenly exit a highway by mistake, the basic toll will be waived if they re-enter the same toll plaza within 15 minutes. SBS Sep 29, 2026 10:44 PM

Workers Outraged Over Plan to Shorten Bank Operating Hours: "Have to Skip Lunch and Use Paid Leave" With bank branches expected to delay their opening time from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. SBS Sep 29, 2026 3:53 PM

Lee Chan-jin: Securities Firms Reap Profits While Investors Suffer Losses... Lack of Shareholder Return and Social Contribution ▲ Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin Financial Supervisory Serv… SBS Sep 29, 2026 3:18 PM

Financial Elites from Seoul National University Pocket 20 Billion Won Through Insider Trading Cartel Financial elites who graduated from a Seoul National University business club have been caught operating an information cartel, sharing undisclosed mergers and acquisitions information for several years and making over 20 billion won in illicit profits. SBS Sep 29, 2026 3:04 PM

Ex-Seoul National University Business Club Executives Caught in 20 Billion Won Information Cartel Scam The Joint Response Task Force for Eradicating Stock Manipulation—comprising the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Exchange—announced on the 29th that it had caught individuals exploiting undisclosed information, including private equity fund operators and listed company officials who made illicit gains through this method, and raided some 20 locations including the suspects' homes and offices. SBS Sep 29, 2026 1:26 PM

Govt Extends Tax-Exempt Oil Subsidies for Agriculture and Fisheries by Three Months Through December, Adds W79.1 Billion in Support The Ministry of Budget and Planning announced that the government approved a spending plan of 79.1 billion won from the general purpose reserve fund for this purpose during a Cabinet meeting on the 29th. SBS Sep 29, 2026 11:53 AM

Preventing Another Uiwang Station Accident: Reducing Railway Workers' Exposure to Danger Zones The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on September 29 that it is pushing forward with the "Railway Shunting Operation Safety Reinforcement Measures" containing these key provisions. SBS Sep 29, 2026 11:26 AM

315,000 Passengers and 65,000 Vehicles Used Domestic Coastal Ferry Services During Chuseok Holiday An estimated 315,000 people, including returning visitors and travelers, used domestic coastal ferry services during the recent Chuseok holiday period. SBS Sep 29, 2026 11:24 AM

Basic Toll Fee Waived for Re-entering Highway Within 15 Minutes After Accidental Exit The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on September 29 that it will implement the highway mistaken-exit toll reduction starting October 1. SBS Sep 29, 2026 11:23 AM

Elite Finance Professionals from Prestigious University Clubs Accused of 20 Billion Won Illegal Profits Through Information Cartel The Joint Response Task Force against Stock Manipulation—comprising the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Exchange—announced on September 29 that it has uncovered individuals utilizing undisclosed information, including private equity fund operators and listed company officials who amassed illegal profits through this method, and raided some 20 locations including the homes and offices of the suspects. SBS Sep 29, 2026 11:17 AM