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President Lee to Ruling Camp Supporters: "Harsh Attitude Is an Obstacle to Reform and Unity" Quoting a post by a supporter summarizing the administration's reform achievements since taking office, President Lee wrote, "Thank you. SBS Sep 20, 2026 10:25 AM

Small Business Coalition Urges Public to Actively Use Traditional Markets and Neighborhood Shops for Chuseok ▲ A traditional market ahead of Chuseok The Korea Federation of Micro Enterprise… SBS Sep 20, 2026 10:24 AM

Scalpers Sweep Up Event Tickets Using Macros: Reselling Worth 2.4 Billion Won Over 8 Years The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency announced today that it had cracked down on 126 cases and apprehended 157 individuals during a special operation against scalping using macros from March 3 to August 31. SBS Sep 20, 2026 10:04 AM

Lee Jae-sung Starts as Mainz Beats Borussia Monchengladbach in Goalfest for First Comeback Win Mainz won 4-3 in their away match against Monchengladbach for the 4th round of the 2026-2027 Bundesliga held at Borussia-Park in Monchengladbach, Germany, on the 20th . SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:58 AM

Police Crack Down on 387 Illegal Adult PC Rooms... Time for Preliminary Administrative Disposition Notice Reduced The average period dropped from 42.2 days to 6.2 days. Police explained that this is the result of initially applying a "fast track" system that immediately hands over crackdown facts to local governments so that administrative disposition procedures can begin before investigations are concluded. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:52 AM

1,863 People Caught in Crackdown on Local Corruption, Including 1.4 Billion Won Embezzlement at Township Office The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency announced today that it cracked down on 1,863 individuals related to local corruption and forwarded 729 of them to the prosecution over the past six months starting in March. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:47 AM

Man Arrested for Setting Fire to Multi-Family Housing Rooftop in Early Morning The Incheon Michuhol Police Station announced today that it has arrested a man in his 50s, designated as A, on-site on charges of arson of an inhabited building for setting fire to the rooftop of the multi-family residence where he lives. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:30 AM

Trump Declares "Stay Out of the White House" After Criticizing "Fake News" President Donald Trump announced that he would ban media outlets such as CNN that have published critical coverage of the administration and the Republican Party from entering the White House, journalists from those outlets were actually denied access. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:24 AM

Gov't Selects 1,431 Medical Items for North Korea Aid, Including X-Rays and Defibrillators According to data submitted today by the Ministry of Unification to Representative Kim Dae-sik of the People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, the government plans to send 1,431 items across 166 types of medical equipment necessary for diagnosis, surgery, and treatment to Kangdong County Hospital in Pyongyang as part of its "Healthcare Cooperation Package" project to assist in modernizing North Korea's regional hospitals. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:10 AM

Korea Forest Service Claims 'National Interest'—Will It Just Walk Away if Deals Fall Through? In the previous installments of the "Stumbling Heavy-Lift Helicopter Project" series, we examined the initial contract and contract modification process between the Forest Aviation Headquarters and the U.S. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:07 AM