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Homeplus Demands Withdrawal of Payment Suspension; Credit Card Companies Cite Customer Protection Credit card companies stated that the measure was taken to prevent potential harm to customers. SBS Jul 6, 2026 7:52 PM

Issue Crack: Tesla and BYD Eating Into the Market—What Is the Winning Move for Korean Automakers? When quoting this interview, please accurately credit the program name, SBS <News Hunters>. SBS Jul 6, 2026 7:49 PM

Call Center Workers Demand Meeting with Labor Minister, Accusing Public Institutions of Evading Negotiations The Call Center Branch of the Service General Labor Union, under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Service Federation, began a sit-in protest in front of the convention room on the 5th floor of the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office in Jung-gu, Seoul, starting around 1:00 p.m. SBS Jul 6, 2026 7:14 PM

Koo Yun-cheol Calls for Urgent Enactment of Service Industry Development Act, Emphasizes Bold Regulatory Reform ▲ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol delive… SBS Jul 6, 2026 6:43 PM

KODIT to Provide Up to 300 Billion Won in Special Guarantees for Homeplus-Affected Firms; Authorities Hold Review Meeting The Financial Services Commission held a "Homeplus Financial Sector Response Review Meeting" at the Government Complex Seoul today , presided over by Secretary General Shin Jin-chang, with representatives from the Financial Supervisory Service , the Korea Federation of Banks, commercial banks, and KODIT to discuss these measures. SBS Jul 6, 2026 6:28 PM

Stricter Mobile Phone Activation Rules Take Effect Today: ID Alone No Longer Sufficient The previous method, which only required presenting an identification card, has been replaced by a multi-factor identity verification system that includes facial recognition. SBS Jul 6, 2026 6:26 PM

Naver Financial and Dunamu Postpone Stock Swap Again to December 31 Naver announced in a regulatory filing today that the date for the stock swap involving its subsidiary, Naver Financial, has been rescheduled to December 31. SBS Jul 6, 2026 6:17 PM

SK Hynix Adjusts ADR Issuance Value from 45 Trillion Won to 43 Trillion Won In a regulatory filing on July 6, SK Hynix announced that it is revising the total value of its Depositary Receipt issuance from approximately 45.45 trillion won to about 43.14 trillion won. SBS Jul 6, 2026 6:13 PM

Homeplus on the Brink of Bankruptcy: Criticism Over Greedy Management by MBK / Semiconductor Peak Still Far Off / What Are the Effects of 24-Hour Foreign Exchange Trading? When quoting this interview, please accurately cite the program name, SBS "Joo Young-jin's News Briefing." Copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:29 PM

13,000 Jobs at Risk as Homeplus Faces Imminent Bankruptcy; Democratic Party Pressures MBK Regarding the Homeplus crisis, where bankruptcy is imminent, the Democratic Party of Korea's Euljiro Committee has decided to push for a plan to pressure MBK Partners, the major shareholder of Homeplus, by leveraging the National Pension Service . SBS Jul 6, 2026 4:24 PM