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"Buying Gift Certificates": A Cruel Trap with 14,000% Annual Interest The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced today that it has apprehended 202 individuals involved in illegal private lending, in violation of the Act on Lending Business and Protection of Financial Users. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:38 PM

Caught Boiling Illegally Harvested Turban Snails: "Fines Up to 10 Million Won" On July 19, the Jeju Coast Guard caught a man in his 20s, identified as A, who had harvested 23 small turban snails and was boiling them on the spot at Baekpo Port in Jeju City. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:32 PM

Cabinet Approves Dissolution of Defense Counterintelligence Command; New Agencies to Launch This Month The Ministry of National Defense announced that five presidential decrees, including the repeal of the "Defense Counterintelligence Command Decree" and the enactment of the "Defense Counterintelligence Headquarters Decree" and the "Defense Security Support Group Decree," were passed during today's Cabinet meeting. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:23 PM

Shin Jin-seo Defeats AI KataGo Again, Maintaining 99% Win Probability Until the End Professional Go player Shin Jin-seo has completed a dramatic comeback against a cutting-edge artificial intelligence. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:21 PM

"Former Representative Jung Chung-rae Attacked"... Police Tracking Suspect Who Struck Vehicle Police are tracking a suspect who damaged a vehicle carrying former Representative Jung Chung-rae, a contender for the Democratic Party's leadership. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:21 PM

Former Psychiatric Hospital Employee Referred to Prosecution for Kicking and Pressing Knee on Teen Patient's Neck The Women and Juvenile Crimes Investigation Unit of the Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency announced today that it has referred a former employee of a psychiatric hospital, identified as A , to the prosecution without detention on charges of assault causing bodily injury. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:21 PM

Girl Group RESCENE Appointed as Honorary Ambassadors for 'Island Day' Girl group RESCENE has been appointed as honorary ambassadors for the upcoming Island Day, which will be held in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated City. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:19 PM

Incheon Coupang Logistics Center Cited for 25 Fire Safety Violations This Year It has been revealed that more than 20 violations were identified during a self-conducted fire safety inspection earlier this year at the Incheon Coupang logistics center, which recently suffered a major fire. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:16 PM

Police Revoke 36 Awards from Torturers and Officials Involved in Fabricated Cases The individuals stripped of these honors include Lee Geun-an, a notorious torturer during the military dictatorship, and Park Cheo-won, the former head of the Anti-Communist Investigation Division at the National Police Headquarters, who famously claimed that student activist Park Jong-chul "died after a table was tapped" during his torture-induced death in 1987. SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:16 PM

Prosecutors Indict 70-Year-Old for 'Ilmin Museum of Art Stabbing,' Add Intimidation Charge Following Supplementary Investigation The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-hoon) indicted the man, identified as A, on charges of attempted murder, preparation for arson of an inhabited building, and intimidation yesterday . SBS Jul 21, 2026 4:12 PM