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KRW 2.1 Billion Allocated from Disaster Special Grants for 4 Grade-E Aging Bridges Lacking Safety Budgets The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that as part of measures to prevent a recurrence of the Seosomun Overpass collapse accident, a joint government safety inspection of aging public bridges rated D and E nationwide revealed that 57 locations lacked secured safety measure budgets. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:10 PM

Teenagers Who Ransacked Jewelry Stores and Unmanned Shops on Stolen Motorcycles Injured in Accident According to police today , the Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station has urgently arrested a teenager identified as A on charges including theft, and hospitalized another injured teenager, B. SBS Jul 31, 2026 12:28 PM

Starting Next Month, 40,000 Veterans and Families Eligible for Dementia Screening and Treatment Support The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today that starting next month in August, veterans and their families will be able to receive support for dementia screening and treatment management costs through local clinics, hospitals, or dementia-safe centers near their residences. SBS Jul 31, 2026 12:22 PM

Today's Major News 1. As soon as the domestic stock market opened, it showed a surging trend, triggering buy sidecars in both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets. SBS Jul 31, 2026 12:10 PM

Survey of 130,000 Patients at Large Hospitals Reveals Lowest Scores in 'Emotional Support' The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service announced today that the overall comprehensive score averaged 87.54 in its 5th Patient Experience Survey, which was conducted from August to December of last year targeting 130,306 adult discharged patients across 376 medical institutions with general hospital status or higher. SBS Jul 31, 2026 11:46 AM

Abalone Farmers' Desperate Battle to Save Stock From Boiling Seas This is because abalone prices, which plummeted due to high water temperatures, show little sign of recovery. SBS Jul 31, 2026 11:39 AM

Illegal Loan Ring Handed Over to Prosecutors for Preying on Vulnerable Groups with Annual Interest Rates Up to 13,000% They are accused of issuing small-scale, non-face-to-face loans to some 900 financially vulnerable people, extracting exorbitant annual interest rates of up to 13,000%, and raking in illicit profits amounting to 900 million won. SBS Jul 31, 2026 10:49 AM

Dementia Care Physician Program Serving 7,000 Patients Expands from 42 to 92 Regions Launched in July 2024, the program is a medical service designed to help dementia patients systematically receive treatment and management for not only dementia symptoms but also overall health issues in their local areas. SBS Jul 31, 2026 10:47 AM

"This is Attempted Murder": Employee Falls 5m After Boss Shakes Forklift as a "Joke" According to the Gimpo Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on the 30th , an employee in their 40s, identified as A, who works at a food ingredient company in Gimpo, filed a complaint late last month asking for the punishment of company representative B, a person in their 50s, on charges of injury. SBS Jul 31, 2026 10:39 AM

"Thought It Was a New Product": Controversy Erupts Over Korean Brand Copying Tokyo Banana The domestic fresh fruit mochi brand "Tokyo Berry," which is even sold in department stores, is sparking online controversy as critics point out its strong resemblance to the famous Japanese dessert brand "Tokyo Banana". SBS Jul 31, 2026 10:39 AM