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Ministry of the Interior Considers Scrapping Mobile ID Verification Service Amid AI Forgery Concerns The Mobile Resident Registration Card Verification Service, officially introduced in July 2022, allows individuals to verify their identity by displaying their name, face, and resident registration number via a QR code on their smartphone, without the need for a physical ID card. SBS Jun 28, 2026 10:51 AM

Stranded Angler and Grounded Fishing Boat Rescued in Taean today , the Taean Coast Guard received a report from Sobunjeomdo Island in Wonbuk-myeon, Taean, South Chungcheong Province, stating, "I went fishing and have become stranded." The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat and rescued the angler, a person in their 40s identified as A. SBS Jun 28, 2026 10:46 AM

Man in His 50s Struck and Killed by Express Bus in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province At approximately 8:40 p.m. yesterday , a man in his 50s was struck by an express bus while crossing a crosswalk against a red light at an intersection in Seoklim-dong, Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. SBS Jun 28, 2026 10:13 AM

Court Rules Against Worker Who Died After Executive Presentation, Citing No Significant Increase in Workload The Seoul Administrative Court, led by Presiding Judge Ho Sung-ho of the 3rd Administrative Division, ruled against the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the spouse of the deceased, identified as A, against the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service to cancel the denial of survivor benefits and funeral expenses. SBS Jun 28, 2026 10:04 AM

Ruling Issued Ignoring Rescheduled Date? Supreme Court Orders Retrial The First Division of the Supreme Court (Justice Shin Sook-hee presiding) overturned the lower court's ruling, which had gone against the plaintiff in a lawsuit over a payment agreement last month, and remanded the case to the Daejeon District Court. SBS Jun 28, 2026 10:01 AM

Court Orders State Compensation of 140 Million Won to Daughter of Late Kim Jong-pil for Illegal Detention by Chun Doo-hwan's Military Regime The Seoul Central District Court's Civil Settlement Division 14 (Presiding Judge Jung Ha-jung) recently ruled partially in favor of the plaintiff in a damages suit filed by Kim Ye-ri, the eldest daughter of the former Prime Minister, ordering the state to pay her 145 million won. SBS Jun 28, 2026 9:49 AM

Executives Involved in 'No-Capital Acquisition' of Medicox Receive Prison Sentences in Appeal, With Some Reductions The 7th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Goo Hoe-geun) recently sentenced a vice chairman of Medicox, identified by his surname Lee, to seven years and six months in prison and a fine of 200 million won. SBS Jun 28, 2026 9:39 AM

Supreme Court Rules Unilateral Reduction of Golf Club Membership Benefits Invalid Deposit-based golf clubs operate on a system where members pay a deposit to the operator to receive priority access to facilities, with the principal amount returned upon withdrawal. SBS Jun 28, 2026 9:38 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Daein Market in Gwangju at Dawn; Extinguished in 19 Minutes A fire of unknown origin broke out at a restaurant inside Daein Market in Dong-gu, Gwangju, at approximately 3:50 a.m. SBS Jun 28, 2026 9:18 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Machinery Manufacturing Factory in Incheon; 4 Businesses Affected The Incheon Fire Department stated that the fire started around 11:00 p.m. yesterday at a two-story factory building in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, which houses six businesses, including a machinery manufacturer. SBS Jun 28, 2026 8:41 AM