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Ex-Hoka Korea Distributor CEO Claims Assault Was "Engineered" Cho Sung-hwan, former CEO of Joyworks, the former domestic distributor of the sports brand Hoka who was sent to prosecutors on charges of assaulting former business partner representatives in an abandoned building, has acknowledged his responsibility while claiming that the victims intentionally provoked the assault to seize Hoka's exclusive domestic distribution rights. SBS Aug 10, 2026 5:07 PM

"Suicide Rates Are Rising Due to KOSPI Plunge"... The Source of the "Rumor" in France Recently, as social media posts claiming that "South Korea's suicide rate is increasing as the KOSPI drops" spread overseas, particularly in France, the French international news agency AFP reported that this is "not true." AFP reported in its fact-checking column today that "a false claim is spreading that as South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index recorded a sharp decline in late July 2026, South Korean authorities installed surveillance cameras on bridges over the Han River in Seoul to prevent suicides," adding that "this appears to be a misunderstanding of AFP's previous reporting." The AFP report referred to here is its report on "AI cameras on the Han River" published on the 28th of last month, local time. SBS Aug 10, 2026 5:05 PM

Man in 40s Flees 40 km from Suwon to Cheonan After Hitting Motorcycle... Arrested After Running Out of Fuel The Gyeonggi Suwon Gwonseon Police Station announced today that it has booked a man in his 40s, surnamed A, on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Aug 10, 2026 5:04 PM

Heat-Related Illnesses Plunge as Extreme Heat Eases, with 28 Cases Reported Yesterday The number of patients, which had stayed in the triple digits daily this month, dropped to the double digits yesterday for the first time. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:50 PM

Gyeonggi Province Urges Ministry to Support Foreign Jeonse Fraud Victims Gyeonggi Province announced that it has recommended institutional improvements to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to ensure that foreign nationals residing legally in South Korea can also receive government support for jeonse (lump-sum deposit lease) fraud damage. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:45 PM

90-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Killed After Being Run Over by Daughter-in-Law's Parked Car While Resting on Garage Floor A is accused of striking and killing her mother-in-law, B, who was squatting and resting on the garage floor at around 2:00 PM the previous day while parking her sedan in the garage of a detached house in Okcheon. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:44 PM

Incheon Halts '1,000-Won Camping' Project for Low-Income Vulnerable Groups Citing Campground Circumstances The 1,000-Won Camping project was included in the "1,000-Won Series," a livelihood support policy of the 8th popular election Incheon city administration. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:41 PM

They Really Didn't Need AC: Cooling Cities Revealed Through Power Usage According to an analysis of residential power consumption data by city, county, and district from 2021 to 2025 released by Korea Electric Power Corporation on the 8th, power usage in Taebaek, Jeongseon, and Pyeongchang among the 18 cities and counties in the province remained lower during the peak summer cooling demand period than during the winter heating demand period . SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:39 PM

"Hannam The Wheel," "Banpo-ter Zai": Young People's Furious Memes over "Drastic" Idea Public backlash from young people is intensifying over Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Hee's proposal to remodel retired buses and supply them as housing for young adults. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:39 PM

"Is This Your Land?"... Driver Shamelessly Berates Restaurant Owner After Illegal Parking There is news about a car owner who left their vehicle parked for a long time in a restaurant parking lot and then got angry at the owner, right? This is a story shared by A, a restaurant owner in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, on an online community. SBS Aug 10, 2026 4:39 PM