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From Counterfeit Luxury Goods to Zangmang Loopy: Over 4.1 Million Counterfeit Items Caught in Two Months The Korea Customs Service announced today that as a result of operating a "special crackdown period for intellectual property-infringing goods" from May 4 to June 30, it blocked 452,927 counterfeit items at the customs clearance stage and investigated 14 intellectual property infringement crimes, uncovering approximately 3.65 million counterfeit goods. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:29 AM

From Counterfeit Designer Goods to Zanmang Loopy: Over 4.1 Million Counterfeit Items Seized in Two Months The Korea Customs Service announced today that as a result of operating a "special crackdown period on intellectual property-infringing goods" from May 4 to June 30, it blocked 452,927 counterfeit goods at the customs clearance stage and investigated 14 intellectual property infringement crimes, uncovering about 3.65 million counterfeit items. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:27 AM

A Week After Coupang Fire, 200 Residents Still Unable to Return Home Due to Smoke and Dust According to Seohae-gu today , as of 5:00 p.m. the previous day, 203 people from 133 households remain sheltered at three temporary evacuation centers set up due to the logistics center fire (Sinhyeon Elementary School, Sinhyeonbuk Elementary School, and Sinhyeon Girls' Middle School). SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:24 AM

Court Rules Salary Reduction Justified for Supervisor Who Told Subordinate 'Pretty Person Should Sit Next to President' A, who served as the planning office director for a dance company affiliated with a foundation, received a one-month salary reduction following reports of sexual harassment and workplace bullying by a subordinate. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:15 AM

"Rigged Personnel Appointmets"... 'Geoje King' Submits Resignation As we previously reported, a senior police official who has worked exclusively in the Gyeongnam region for over 30 years is facing allegations of sexually harassing junior female police officers and improperly interfering in personnel appointments. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:15 AM

Promotion Decided As Ordered by Geoje King... Resignation Submitted Yet Unprocessed As a senior police officer who has worked in areas near Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, for over 30 years faces allegations of sexually harassing junior female officers and meddling in personnel affairs, the National Police Agency's inspection team is accelerating its actions. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:15 AM

"He Pointed Right at Someone... Police Promotions Made as 'King of Geoje' Decided" The inspection team from the National Police Agency is accelerating its probe into the so-called "King of Geoje" scandal, involving a senior police officer who has worked around Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, for over 30 years while allegedly sexually harassing junior female police officers and intervening in personnel appointments. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:15 AM

Man in His 50s Arrested for Gangbuk Officetel Murder Tests Positive for Drugs The Seoul Gangbuk Police Station announced that a preliminary drug test administered to the man in his 50s, identified as A, who faces charges of murder and violations of the Narcotics Control Act, came back positive for methamphetamine and marijuana. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:08 AM

Insurrection Special Counsel Drops Appeal Over Dismissed Graft Charge Against Former Minister Park Sung-jae, Citing Need for Speedy Trial The special counsel team announced today that "we have withdrawn the appeal filed against the part of the lower court ruling concerning former Minister Park Sung-jae that dismissed the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and Provision of Money and Valuables ." Previously, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Settlement Division 33 (Presiding Judge Lee Jin-kwan) sentenced the former minister to 25 years in prison last month after he was put on trial on charges including playing a major role in an insurrection and abuse of power. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:08 AM

Acting Prosecutor General Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Criminal Procedure Act Revision, Warns Public Will Bear the Cost ▲ Prosecutors' Office Acting Prosecutor General Koo Ja-hyun has issued an offici… SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:04 AM