Today's Major News

1. A police officer surnamed A, suspected of falsely closing the missing persons case involving Jang Mi-ran, is undergoing a substantive warrant review today (August 25). Officer A, who was previously emergency-arrested, was released a day later after raising procedural issues with the court.

2. President Lee Jae-myung said during a Cabinet meeting today that the government does not need to dwell too much on external criticism raised when modifying policies. This is interpreted as a remark mindful of recent criticism surrounding the government's revision of its real estate tax reform plan.

3. The government and the ruling party have decided to formulate next year's budget on a scale of over 800 trillion won. Based on increased tax revenues from the semiconductor boom, the plan is to actively inject fiscal funds into AI, future industries, young people, and regional areas.

4. A tentative wage agreement proposed by SK Hynix management and the union was voted down by union members, making re-negotiations inevitable. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor management and the union reached a tentative agreement on wage negotiations early this morning.
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