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The Paradox of Luxury Apartment Amenities: Deficits Spark Resident Disputes Some interpret this trend as the latest phenomenon in South Korea's so-called apartment republic, where decades of development history have resulted in over half of all households living in apartment complexes. SBS Aug 3, 2026 8:46 AM

Pouring 1 Quadrillion Won into a Single "Bias": What It Takes to Open Fans' Wallets A massive crowd flocked to a Pokémon pop-up store set up in Busan. Beginning as a game released in 1996 and expanding into animation and character merchandise, Pokémon is cited as a prime example of successfully extending a single piece of content into various business sectors. SBS Aug 3, 2026 8:42 AM

"Dizzy," Hospitalized One After Another... Suspected Series of 'Gas Poisoning' Accidents A series of suspected gas poisoning accidents occurred in Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province. SBS Aug 3, 2026 8:41 AM

Fire Breaks Out in Electric Vehicle Parked in Incheon Vacant Lot... 9 Vehicles Damaged According to the Incheon Fire Headquarters on Sunday , a report was filed with 119 at 7:58 PM the previous day stating that a fire had broken out in an EV parked in a vacant lot in Wanggil-dong, Geomdan-gu. SBS Aug 3, 2026 8:23 AM

Tanker Flips Near Siheung's Wolgot Junction, Restricting Traffic The accident resulted in traffic restrictions on the ramp section. The driver of the tanker, a man in his 50s, sustained minor injuries. SBS Aug 3, 2026 8:01 AM

Why Some Received More Work Calls During Vacation... It Depended on Their Salary Work messages on KakaoTalk even while on vacation. Receiving work-related communications during vacation is not really a surprise. SBS Aug 3, 2026 7:31 AM

Court Rejects Intellectual Disability Plea from Sex Offender The Criminal Division 1 at the Chungju Branch of the Cheongju District Court (Presiding Judge Bin Tae-wook) announced today that it has sentenced 22-year-old A, who was put on trial under the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse for sexual assault by fraud, to three years in prison. SBS Aug 3, 2026 7:23 AM

Is One-Time Personal Resale of Concert Tickets Okay?... Sanctions Apply if More Than Double Face Value Ticket prices for singer Lim Young-woong's concert were originally 176,000 won but rose to up to 5 million won on the black market, while first-base couple seats for a game between the Hanwha Eagles and Kia Tigers, originally worth 40,000 won, were sold at 400,000 won, ten times the face value. SBS Aug 3, 2026 7:22 AM

Appellate Court Sentences South Korean Members of Thai Criminal Syndicate 'Roong-ger Company' to 9–10 Years in Prison The 7th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Koo Hoe-keun) recently sentenced a defendant surnamed Kim, indicted on charges including joining a criminal organization, to 10 years in prison, reducing the sentence by one year from the first trial. SBS Aug 3, 2026 7:03 AM

Severe Sexual Assault Occurred, Yet Government Certification for Workplace for People with Disabilities Remains Intact We previously reported exclusively on a case where a severe 20-something employee with a developmental disability was sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old executive at a company and even gave birth to a child. SBS Aug 3, 2026 6:51 AM