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Gyeonggi Vocational High Schools to Restructure 27 Departments, Shifting to AI and K-Beauty A total of 46 classes are subject to this initiative, and the office has secured approximately 17 billion won in state funding after being selected for a Ministry of Education project. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:48 PM

Unions at 18 Gyeonggi Medical Institutions Plan Strike on July 23 Over Wage Disputes Labor unions at 18 medical institutions in the Gyeonggi region have announced plans to go on strike on July 23, citing a failure to narrow differences with management during wage and collective agreement negotiations. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:42 PM

"Thought It Was a Drill": Workers Rush to Evacuate After "Real Situation" Warning "Some people thought it was a drill." Workers who were at the Incheon Coupang logistics center, where a fire has been raging for three days, described the tense moments from the moment the fire alarm sounded until they managed to escape the building. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:28 PM

Ancient Lava Dome Comparable to Sanbangsan Discovered Beneath Jeju's Deode Oreum The Hallasan Research Institute under the Jeju World Heritage Office confirmed the existence of a massive trachyte lava dome during a deep-bore drilling survey near Deode Oreum in Sangye-dong, Seogwipo. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:28 PM

Human Trafficking Victims Surge Over Three Years; 30 Confirmed in First Half of This Year Alone According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the number of confirmed cases of human trafficking—involving sexual trafficking, sexual exploitation, and labor exploitation—rose from 3 in 2023 to 12 in 2024, and reached 42 last year. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:25 PM

"Hundreds of Battery-Powered Robots": Firefighters Struggle to Prevent Spread at Incheon Coupang Warehouse Fire authorities are focusing all efforts on preventing the spread of a fire at an Incheon Coupang logistics center, as it has been discovered that hundreds of robots equipped with fire-prone lithium batteries are located on the fifth floor, where the blaze has been burning for three days. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:14 PM

Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Prison Term for Former Presidential Secretary Yoon Jae-soon Over Alleged Interference in National Security Office Appointments On July 20, the special counsel team led by Cho Eun-seok requested the five-year term during the final hearing for Yoon, held at the Seoul Central District Court under the 23rd Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Oh Se-yong), citing the gravity of the crime and the nature of the offense. SBS Jul 20, 2026 2:34 PM

Police Raid Anti-Corruption Commission Over Closure of Kim Keon-hee Luxury Bag Case Kang Jun-hyun and Lee Jung-moon of the Democratic Party of Korea, members of the National Assembly's National Policy Committee, protest in front of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission at the Sejong Government Complex in June 2024, criticizing the commission's decision to close the case regarding luxury bag allegations involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee on the grounds that there are no regulations for sanctions. SBS Jul 20, 2026 2:33 PM

Bus Crashes into Sidewalk in Front of Gwangmyeong Station; Driver Claims Sudden Acceleration today . The accident left the bus driver, a man in his 50s identified as A, injured and transported to a nearby hospital. SBS Jul 20, 2026 2:32 PM

BREAKING: 55 Hours of Firefighting Efforts Continue at Incheon Warehouse; 'Level 2 Response' Remains in Effect Fire authorities are still struggling to extinguish the fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon, which broke out on the morning of July 18. SBS Jul 20, 2026 2:32 PM