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338 Labor Law Violations Found at Semiconductor Manufacturers, SK Hynix Cheongju Campus Accused of 119 The ministry plans to refer 28 cases for criminal prosecution and impose fines for 120 cases. SBS Sep 20, 2026 2:05 PM

Ban Hyo-jin and Kwon Yu-na Advance to Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final South Korean shooting athletes Ban Hyo-jin and Kwon Yu-na have advanced to the final of the women's 10m air rifle individual event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:56 PM

Fire at Paju Factory Prompts Level 1 Response, Extinguished in 1 Hour 50 Minutes A fire broke out at a factory in Jori-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 11:40 a.m. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:53 PM

"South Korea's First Gold" Modern Pentathlete Seong Seung-min: "I Will Become an Athlete Who Does Not Settle" Seong Seung-min, who captured the first gold medal for the South Korean delegation at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by winning the women's modern pentathlon, expressed her joy over repeatedly writing new history for South Korean women's modern pentathlon while stating that she will not rest on her laurels. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:52 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Paju Factory, Response Level 1 Issued A fire broke out at a factory in Jori-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 11:44 a.m. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:48 PM

Lee Jung-hoo Records Multi-Hit Game Against Cy Young Winner Skubal... Season Batting Average at 0.276 professional baseball recorded a multi-hit game against Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tarik Skubal. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:41 PM

Coupang CFS Provides Up to 600,000 Won for 4-Member Households Affected by Incheon Center Fire CFS announced that it will provide a living support subsidy of 50,000 won per person and a damage recovery subsidy of 100,000 won per household to residents in certain areas of Seoknam 1-dong and Sinhyeon-dong near the fulfillment center. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:39 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Mountainous Area in Jangan-gu, Suwon; No Casualties Reported Responding to a report from a witness stating that smoke was visible from the mountain, fire authorities dispatched 13 pieces of equipment, including a helicopter, and 30 personnel, including firefighters, to conduct firefighting operations. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:38 PM

Korea Enterprises Federation: Wages Up 3.1% in H1, with Semiconductors Driving 32% of Increase According to an analysis of raw data from the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Employment Labor Survey by the Korea Enterprises Federation , the average monthly total wage per regular worker (excluding overtime pay) in the first half of this year stood at 4.318 million won, up 3.1% from the same period last year. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:31 PM

KTX Ticket Bookings to Open Two Months in Advance Starting Next Month The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korail (Korea Railroad Corporation) announced that they will extend the railway ticket advance reservation period from the current one month to two months prior to departure, starting October 1, to enhance travel convenience. SBS Sep 20, 2026 1:29 PM