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Send-Off Ceremony Held for South Korean National Team Heading to Shanghai WorldSkills Competition... 56 Athletes to Compete A send-off ceremony has been held for the South Korean national team competing in the 2026 Shanghai WorldSkills Competition. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:28 AM

No More Hidden Fees: Clear Explanation of Maintenance Costs Made Mandatory for Small Housing Rentals From now on, tenants will be able to receive transparent information regarding maintenance fees when signing a lease. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:18 AM

Homeplus to Reopen 67 Stores on August 13 with 50% Off All Hanwoo Beef Homeplus announced today that 67 of its stores that went into temporary suspension will reopen tomorrow . SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:42 AM

Gov't Vows All-Out Response to Maintain Job Growth Momentum in July First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il presided over a joint task force meeting on employment involving related ministries at the Government Complex Seoul today to review last month's employment trends and discuss measures to recover youth employment. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:12 AM

Seven Out of Ten Listed Companies Located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon... Capital Region Concentration Deepens Over 10 Years According to a comparative analysis released today by corporate data research firm CEO Score of the headquarters locations of companies listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and Kosdaq markets—comparing the end of 2016 to the end of last month —companies located in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon accounted for 71.6% at the end of last month. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:10 AM

Thought You Were Safe If You Skipped the Broth? Eating Just Malatang Solids Packs a Punch It is time for our "Friendly Economy" segment with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, even at a glance, Malatang seems like it would be extremely high in sodium, right? Studies have shown that consuming just the solid ingredients of Malatang without the broth still accounts for 82% of the recommended daily sodium intake. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:10 AM

Total Employment Up by 108,000, But Youth Employment Falls for 45th Consecutive Month Youth employment among those aged 15 to 29 continued its downward trend for nearly four years, and the youth unemployment rate rose by the largest margin in 5 years and 6 months, showing a persistent slump in youth employment. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:04 AM

Saeul Unit 3 Automatically Stops During 80% Power Test Run... NSSC Launches Investigation The NSSC announced that it received a report from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power stating that the reactor of Saeul Unit 3 shut down at around 8:56 p.m. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:03 AM

Wall Street Indexes Close Lower for Second Consecutive Day Ahead of CPI Release Wall Street. The three major U.S. stock indexes extended their losses for the second straight day. SBS Aug 12, 2026 7:57 AM

Borrowers Rush at Dawn as Mortgage Limits Tighten With banks already nearing their household loan limits for the year, obtaining a mortgage has become difficult despite it still being long before year-end. SBS Aug 12, 2026 7:07 AM