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Practice Grenade Found at Olympic Park Vote Counting Site; Police Investigate A practice grenade has been discovered near the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, where protests have been ongoing following a shortage of ballots, prompting a police investigation into how the item arrived at the scene. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:20 PM

"Put Me in Solitary Confinement": Unusual Request Amid Fears of '10 Million Won Monthly' Threat It has been reported that Kim Se-ui, the representative of the YouTube channel Hover Lab who was arrested and indicted on charges including defamation of actor Kim Soo-hyun, has been placed in solitary confinement. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:13 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Used Auto Parts Warehouse in Anseong; No Casualties Reported today . Fortunately, there were no casualties, and the major flames were brought under control within about 40 minutes. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:06 PM

'Geonjin Beopsa' Acquitted in First Trial Over Alleged Nomination Bribes: "Not Political Funds" Judge Ko So-young of the 9th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court delivered the not-guilty verdict today in the trial of Jeon, who had been charged with violating the Political Funds Act, stating that "the money cannot be considered political funds." Jeon was accused of receiving approximately 100 million won in illegal funds from a candidate under the guise of "prayer fees" in January 2018, ahead of the 7th nationwide local elections, with the promise of securing a nomination for the Yeongcheon mayoral race from the Liberty Korea Party, the predecessor to the People Power Party. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:04 PM

Samsung to Gwangju, SK to Southwest: Semiconductor Production Belt Officialized From left: Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, President Lee, and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:04 PM

Special Counsel Appeals 1st Trial Verdict for Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae Over 'Insurrection' The special counsel team led by Cho Eun-seok has filed an appeal against the first-instance ruling that sentenced former Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the December 3 insurrection. SBS Jun 29, 2026 3:59 PM

Bae Kyung-hoon: "550 Trillion Won Investment in AIDC by 2029… Exceeding 1 Quadrillion Won by 2035" Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, announced today a plan to invest 550 trillion won in Artificial Intelligence Data Centers by 2029 and to increase the total investment scale to over 1 quadrillion won by 2035. SBS Jun 29, 2026 3:56 PM

Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science Select 4 National Research Institutes, Providing 10 Billion Won Annually for 10 Years National Research Institutes are university-affiliated research centers established to lead world-class basic research. SBS Jun 29, 2026 3:50 PM

Public Debate on Hair Loss Treatment Coverage Canceled Amid "Dangerous Populism" Criticism As a result, analysts suggest that the push for the related policy has effectively come to a halt. SBS Jun 29, 2026 3:48 PM

Labor Ministry Launches Special Inspection at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon Plant Following 7 Casualties The Daejeon Regional Employment and Labor Office is launching a special inspection of Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon plant, where an accident resulted in seven casualties. SBS Jun 29, 2026 3:46 PM