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Grace Period for Actual Residency Obligation in Land Transaction Permission Zones Extended Until Late Next Year The recognized grace period will also be expanded from current lease agreements to include renewed lease periods. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:30 PM

"I'm Unemployed Right Now!"... National Teqball Player Lee Jun-seok Goes All-In on Teqball The journey of South Korean teqball national team captain Lee Jun-seok to wear the Taegeuk mark on his chest reads like a heartwarming human drama. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:29 PM

Suwon Sets Next Year's Living Wage at 12,630 Won, Up 10% From This Year The city's Labor-Management-Government Council held a regular meeting at the city hall briefing room the previous day and voted on the decision. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:27 PM

Aftermath of Gyeonggi Province Halting Postnatal Care Subsidies... Cities and Counties Consider Independent Support Following Gyeonggi Province's decision to suspend its postnatal care subsidy program at the end of this month due to financial difficulties, frontline cities and counties are reportedly reviewing plans to continue the program using their own budgets. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:25 PM

Constitutional Court Rules Unification Minister Approval Required for Bringing Goods from North Korea is Constitutional This conclusion comes 4 years and 3 months after a constitutional complaint was filed in June 2022, a case that drew significant attention in the legal community after a court took the unusual step of publicly criticizing the Constitutional Court for delaying its review. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:23 PM

KOCCA Chief Kim Yoon-ji Pushes for 'Korean-Style Production Committee' to Expand One Source, Multi-Use Content Kim Yoon-ji, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency , stated at a press conference held today that since small-scale businesses account for 90% of the domestic content industry, there are limits to maximizing profits. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:19 PM

"I Will Defend Our No. 1 Viewer Ratings"... Jun Hyun-moo Releases Ambition as SBS Broadcaster for Nagoya Asian Games Broadcaster Jun Hyun-moo, who has officially joined SBS as a sports broadcaster for the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games, has shared his bold determination to defend the top spot in viewer ratings. SBS Entertainment News Sep 17, 2026 3:15 PM

Tom Cruise Confirmed for 13th Visit to Korea for 'Digger', Setting New Record for Hollywood Actors Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has confirmed his 13th visit to Korea. Tom Cruise will visit Korea to promote the film "Digger" (directed by Alejandro G. SBS Star Sep 17, 2026 3:14 PM

Women's Volleyball Head Coach Cha Sang-hyun: "The Vietnam Match Is Most Crucial... We Will Arm Ourselves Mentally" Women's national volleyball team head coach Cha Sang-hyun expressed his determination ahead of the Vietnam match, the biggest hurdle in the group stage of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, stating, "We will mentally arm ourselves once more and put on a great performance." South Korea, led by coach Cha, completely defeated Qatar with a set score of 3-0 in the second match of Group D in the women's volleyball tournament held today at Park Arena Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:13 PM

Active Firefighter Caught Sleeping Behind the Wheel Drunk in the Middle of a Road According to police and other sources, the Chungju Police Station has forwarded a firefighter identified as A, belonging to a fire station in the province, to prosecutors without detention on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of the Road Traffic Act. SBS Sep 17, 2026 3:12 PM