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Prosecutors Seek 2-Year Prison Sentence for Woman in Her 40s Who Spat on Police During Vote-Counting Center Protest During the first trial for 45-year-old Kim held at the Seoul Eastern District Court today , prosecutors asked the court to sentence her to two years in prison. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:50 PM

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Fugitive Convicted of Murder 29 Years Ago Among Foreign Criminals Hiding in South Korea It has been confirmed that as of last month, more than 100 foreign nationals who committed crimes abroad have fled to South Korea. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:50 PM

Korean National Police Agency Expands Conflict-of-Interest Recusal Rule to Include Siblings The Korean National Police Agency announced today that it is implementing recusal guidelines that prohibit direct investigations into cases involving spouses, direct ascendants and descendants, and brothers and sisters, transferring them to other police offices instead. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:46 PM

Subcontracting Banned in Public Sector… Wages for Contract Workers to Be Paid Separately When public institutions disburse payments to primary contractors, they must separately allocate and pay workers' wages. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:38 PM

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Paid Off 50 Billion Won in Debt with Taxes, but Facing Forced Auction... Namwon Theme Park Faces Endless Hurdles The Namwon theme park project, pursued with loan guarantees from the city of Namwon, is facing one hurdle after another. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:38 PM

Korean Air Faces First Potential Pilot Strike in 10 Years, Files for Dispute Mediation The Korean Air Pilots Union announced that it applied for labor dispute mediation with the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission on the 7th after failing to reach an agreement in negotiations for the 2024 collective agreement and the 2025 wage agreement. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:33 PM

Nancy Lang Booked by Police for Early-Morning Drunk Driving After Overcoming Divorce Debt Pop artist and television personality Nancy Lang (real name Park Hye-ryeong, 50) has been caught by police driving while heavily intoxicated. SBS Star Sep 8, 2026 1:30 PM

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"I Will Explain at the Hearing"... Favor-Peddling Allegations Assigned to Yeongdeungpo Police Station Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice, who is engulfed in various allegations including lobbying the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, stated on his way to work today that he will explain everything in detail at the confirmation hearing. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:29 PM

Sports Organizations Breathe Sigh of Relief Ahead of Asian Games: "We Will Do Our Utmost to Support National Athletes" Sports organizations that faced difficulties supporting national athletes due to their offices being blockaded, just 11 days ahead of the opening of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, have breathed a sigh of relief after retrieving necessary supplies from their offices with police cooperation for the first time in three months. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:22 PM

Yen-Dollar Exchange Rate Falls to 152-Yen Range… Yen Hits 7-Month High In the Tokyo foreign exchange market this morning , the yen-dollar exchange rate temporarily dropped to the 152-yen range per dollar, marking the highest level for the yen's value in about seven months since mid-February. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:18 PM