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NEC Special Counsel Recommendation Committee Plans to Select Two Candidates on August 14 &▲ National Election Commission The National Recommendation Committee for selec… SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:06 AM

ACRC: 130 Billion Won in Misused State Funds Last Year... Record High The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced the results of its "Inspection on the Implementation of the Public Funds Recovery Act" today . SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:47 AM

North Korean Military Base Suffers Severe Flood Damage, Hundreds of Homes Destroyed U.S.-based North Korea-focused media outlet NK News reported on the 6th, local time, that an analysis of data from private satellite imagery company Planet Labs showed that about 380 single-story houses at a military base in Singye County, North Hwanghae Province, were destroyed by floods between July 20 and 23. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:40 AM

Goo Yun-cheol Says 'Targeted Support' Under Review on Calls for Loosening Loan Regulations During a phone interview on MBC Radio's "Kim Jong-bae's Focus" earlier in the day, when the host mentioned arguments that loan restrictions should be lifted because currently only cash-rich buyers can purchase properties in Gangnam, Deputy Prime Minister Goo responded, "We share the understanding that there is a need to ease measures protecting ordinary citizens and genuine homebuyers—for instance, young adults, newlyweds, and homeless ordinary citizens." Deputy Prime Minister Goo added that additional housing supply and financial measures will be unveiled, stating, "We will increase housing supply as quickly as possible. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:19 AM

North Korea Silent on Short-Range Ballistic Missile Launch a Day Later North Korea's state-run media did not report on yesterday's launch of a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea. SBS Aug 7, 2026 7:59 AM

Rival Parties Clash Over President Lee's Remark That He 'Has Not Read' Criminal Procedure Act Rival political parties engaged in a fierce war of words over President Lee Jae-myung's remark that he has not read the revised Criminal Procedure Act. SBS Aug 7, 2026 6:53 AM

"Monitoring Non-Resident Single Homeowners and Jeonse/Wolse Markets"... Reviewing Non-Apartment Supply Even within the Democratic Party, lawmakers with constituencies in Seoul are concerned about this real estate tax reform. SBS Aug 7, 2026 6:28 AM

"National Climate Disaster"... Orders Improvement for 'Response Infrastructure' President Lee Jae-myung has effectively defined the ongoing heatwave as a national climate disaster. SBS Aug 7, 2026 6:19 AM

Intense Discipline Crackdown on North Korean Officials..."The Final Destination Is Anti-Party, Anti-Revolution" Let us talk more about North Korea with reporter Kim Ayeong. Reporter Kim, is North Korea really cracking down hard on the discipline of its officials? On June 11 of this year, the North Korean authorities exceptionally disclosed the charges against a military official named Pak Hui-chol, stating that he engaged in buying and selling official posts and squandered state funds and materials. SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:37 AM

Even North Korea Can't Escape the Heat Wave? Sunglasses Allowed After Previously Being Considered 'Reactionary'? These days, everyday life is a struggle amid boiling heat. North Korea is also experiencing a heat wave, with daytime highs reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius in some regions. SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:32 AM