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Man in His 40s Referred to Prosecution for Attempted Arson on Subway Using Insecticide Spray The Seoul Jungbu Police Station announced today that it referred the suspect, identified as A, to the prosecution on July 3 on charges of attempted arson of a vehicle in use. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:55 PM

Gyeonggi Province Faces Worsening Financial Crisis, Tax Revenue Shortfall Expected to Reach 350 Billion Won With over 300 billion won in project budgets already excluded from the initial budget due to a lack of funds, there are growing concerns that the province's financial difficulties will only worsen. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:49 PM

Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae Orders Measures for 'Fair Work Environment' Following Nurse's Death Due to Workplace Bullying Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae has ordered a fact-finding investigation into the Gyeonggi Medical Center and the timely establishment of a local labor inspectorate, following the death of a nurse in her 20s at a hospital in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, last month, who took her own life after suffering from workplace bullying known as 'taeum.' On July 3, Governor Choo stated, "Ensuring that no one has to endure bullying and injustice alone in the workplace is the value of fairness for the 9th popularly elected Gyeonggi provincial government," and ordered the preparation of countermeasures. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:46 PM

Cho Kuk Questions Use of "5.23" in Webtoon, Dismisses Criticism of Calling Out "No" Usage as "Old-Fashioned" Former Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk, who previously raised suspicions of ties to the far-right online community Ilbe regarding an idol group member's use of the suffix "no" at the end of a sentence, has now addressed similar allegations surrounding the author of the webtoon that inspired the drama "Manager Kim." Some YouTube channels had raised suspicions of Ilbe ties regarding Park Tae-jun, the author of the webtoon "Lookism," which inspired the drama "Manager Kim." They claimed that a sign behind a speech bubble in "Lookism" read "Rock Owling," which they alleged was a reference to Owl Rock, the site where former President Roh Moo-hyun passed away. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:46 PM

8 Out of 10 Gyeonggi Residents Support Collecting Smartphones in Schools The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education released the results of a public opinion poll conducted on 1,000 residents on July 6 to promote the Phone-Free School policy, which is the first policy approved by Superintendent Ahn Min-suk. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:40 PM

Car Found in Different Spot: Teenagers Caught in Bizarre Theft Case In Asan, South Chungcheong Province, a car was discovered in a completely different area from where it is usually parked. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:07 PM

No Matter How Expensive the Gear, It's All Consumable... The Rise of Cost-Effective Fitness Skiing, sled pushing, rowing. Hong Eun-il, an office worker, visits a Hyrox center after work to engage in a workout that combines cardio and strength training. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:06 PM

Seoul Launches Phone-Based Taxi Booking Service via 120 Hotline In Seoul, residents, including the elderly, can now easily book taxis by phone, even if they are not familiar with mobile taxi-hailing applications. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:00 PM

Former Agency of Actor Ji Soo, Embroiled in School Bullying Controversy, Ordered to Pay 880 Million Won for Drama Departure KeyEast, Ji Soo's former agency, submitted a withdrawal of its appeal to the Supreme Court's Third Division (Justice Oh Seok-keun presiding) on June 24. SBS Jul 6, 2026 3:48 PM

Sejong Campus Park Area to Be Transformed into Youth-Friendly Complex The National Agency for Administrative City Construction announced today that it has selected expert committee members to oversee the specialized planning for the campus park area in Jiphyeon-dong and has begun drafting a master plan for the space's development. SBS Jul 6, 2026 3:43 PM