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Busan High's Ha Hyun-seung Goes No. 1 Overall to Kiwoom in KBO Rookie Draft Ha Hyun-seung , who led South Korea to its first Asian Baseball Championship U-18 title in eight years earlier this month, is set to wear the Kiwoom Heroes uniform as the number one overall pick in the KBO Rookie Draft. SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:06 PM

A Party to the Incident, but Not to the Case: "The State Treats Us Like Baggage" At around 5 a.m. on May 22, 2022, Kim Jin-ju , who was on her way home, lost consciousness after being roundhouse-kicked by a man in his 30s whom she had never met before while waiting for an elevator. SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:04 PM

China Announces Xi Jinping's State Visit to U.S. from Sept. 23–25, Citing 'Historic Significance' of Mutual Visits Within Half a Year President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Busan in October of last year. SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:04 PM

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Asian Games Modern Pentathlon Gold Medalists Return Home to a Cheerful Welcome The national team athletes who won the gold medal in the men's team modern penta… SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:03 PM

1,300 Workers at Three Korail Subsidiaries Launch General Strike Demanding Better Treatment and Direct Employment The Korea Railway Workers' Union branches for Korail Networks, Korail Tourism Development, and the Railway Customer Center held a resolution rally for the general strike in front of Exit 3 of Seoul Station today . SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:02 PM

"What to Convert to AI First"... Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Seeks On-Site Solutions with Industrial Complex CEOs The government has joined forces with chief executive officers of manufacturing companies in regional industrial complexes and artificial intelligence specialized companies to discover customized AI transformation projects. SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:01 PM

Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Falls After 8 Sessions... Down 2.3 Won to 1,381.0 Won While the U.S. monetary tightening stance and Middle East risks acted as upward pressures on the exchange rate, the strengthening of the Japanese yen and dollar-selling by exporters ahead of the Chuseok holiday appeared to have a greater impact. SBS Sep 21, 2026 5:00 PM

Korea Swimming Federation President Jung Chang-hoon Bids to Bring Asian Open Water Swimming Championships to Seoul Attending in his capacity as an executive member of the Asian Swimming Federation, President Jung met with swimming officials from various countries to broadly discuss ways to expand exchanges among member nations and revitalize international competitions. SBS Sep 21, 2026 4:57 PM

Samsung Electronics Surges Nearly 5% to Recover 270,000-Won Mark, SK Hynix Up 0.6% In the main bourse, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , Samsung Electronics closed up 4.98% from the previous session at 274,000 won. SBS Sep 21, 2026 4:57 PM

Fair Trade Commission Chief Expresses Rare Regret Over Court Suspension Orders on Investigations Fair Trade Commission Chairperson Joo Byung-ki stated that he finds it "very regrettable" that courts have recently accepted applications to suspend the execution of the FTC's on-site inspections filed respectively by Coupang and Hanwha. SBS Sep 21, 2026 4:55 PM