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Cosmetics Resembling Artificial Tears: MFDS Advises 4 Companies to Take Corrective Action The MFDS explained that this measure was taken because of concerns that consumers might mistake these cosmetics for artificial tears. SBS Aug 4, 2026 2:16 PM

Court Orders Over 500 Million Won in Damages for Newborn Who Died Three Days After Birth Following Overfeeding The 15th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Park Jung-ki) accepted all claims made by the parents, ordering them to be awarded about 540 million won in a damages suit filed against the attending physician, Dr. SBS Aug 4, 2026 1:57 PM

Seasoning Containing Poppy Seeds Sold on Danggn Market... Police Warn of Sales Restrictions The Seoul Mapo Police Station announced today that it detected the seasoning "Everything But the Bagel Sesame," sold by the US grocery chain Trader Joe's, being listed on Danggn Market and blocked transactions for the item. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:57 PM

Pork Suppliers Indicted for Price-Fixing Worth 1.2 Trillion Won Over 6 Years Distributors and individuals accused of colluding on the prices of pork supplied to major supermarkets have been sent to trial. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:53 PM

Circumstances of "Massive Error" Involving Around 3,600 Voters Input Incorrectly in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province According to data submitted by the office of People Power Party lawmaker Kim Eun-hee on August 4, the cumulative number of voters in Siheung surged by 4.42% from 22,914 at 9:00 a.m. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:46 PM

"Fire!" As Everyone Evacuates, the Shocking Scene of a Woman Entering the Building While everyone was urgently evacuating a building after a fire broke out, a woman reportedly headed back inside. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:42 PM

Police Provide Protection to 5,000 Relational Crime Victims; Rise in Electronic Anklet Decisions Police announced that a month-long intensive campaign to protect victims of relational crimes resulted in a significant increase in arrests, detentions, and electronic monitoring decisions. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:39 PM

Global Elite University Students Gather on Taehwagang River: Moving Beyond Sports Event to Citizens' Festival An unique sports festival where students from prestigious global universities cut across the Taehwagang River, the Ulsan World Top University Rowing Festival, will be held on the Taehwagang River in Ulsan this month. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:37 PM

Squid, Once East Coast Specialty, Flocks to West Coast as Fishery Dynamics Shift When people think of squid, they usually associate it with the East Coast. However, in recent years, schools of squid have been flocking to the waters off Gunsan, turning the West Coast into a new hotspot. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:35 PM

Man in 40s Arrested for Giving Zolpidem to Woman Met via Chat App and Prostitution The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced today that it has arrested a man in his 40s, referred to as A, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act and the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Arranging Sexual Traffic. SBS Aug 4, 2026 12:34 PM