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Court Sets Homeplus Stakeholders Meeting for Sept. 2; Pivotal Turning Point for Rehabilitation Plan Approval The Seoul Bankruptcy Court announced today that it has scheduled the stakeholders meeting to review and resolve the amended rehabilitation plan for Homeplus at 3:00 p.m. SBS Aug 13, 2026 2:45 PM

Police Apprehend 419 Suspects Using AI to Track Deepfake Production and Creation Processes The Korean National Police Agency's National Office of Investigation announced today that it is operating a triple response system against deepfake crimes, consisting of "deepfake detection software," forensic video analysis, and AI forensic analysis. SBS Aug 13, 2026 2:29 PM

Today's Major News: 27,000 Housing Units Planned for Yeomchang, Namyangju, and Gwangju, Bringing Total Seoul Metropolitan Supply to Over 230,000 1. The government has decided to create new housing sites on a scale of 100,000 units in the Seoul metropolitan area and has preferentially announced three new candidate sites. SBS Aug 13, 2026 2:22 PM

Man in 60s Arrested on Scene for Attempted Intrusion at U.S. Embassy in Seoul Embassy in South Korea. The Jongno Police Station in Seoul announced that it arrested a man in his 60s, identified as A, at around midnight today on charges of attempted trespassing. SBS Aug 13, 2026 2:01 PM

All 6 Candidates for Election Commission Special Prosecutor Are Former Prosecutors; Final 2 to Be Narrowed Down Tomorrow The Korean Bar Association recommended Lee Hyuk (20th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute), former High Prosecutor at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office; Lee Tae-han , former Chief of the Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office; and Lee Keum-gyu , Special Assistant Prosecutor for the Independent Counsel Team investigating the death of a marine. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:58 PM

Special Inspection of 201 Private Car Inspection Centers Uncovers Illegal Acts at 23 Locations The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today that they conducted a joint special inspection with local governments of 201 private car inspection centers, catching 23 of them engaging in illegal activities. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:47 PM

Police Raid Server Management Company Over People Power Party Member Bulletin Board Case Involving Han Dong-hoon The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Unit announced today that it conducted a raid yesterday on the company managing the People Power Party member bulletin board. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:46 PM

Voice Phishing Syndicate Based in Thailand Arrested for Forcing Self-Confinement and Nude Photos A gang that stole over 6 billion won through voice phishing scams impersonating prosecutors and the Financial Supervisory Service has been caught by the police. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:39 PM

"I Just Did What My Husband Told Me to Do"... Defendant in Changnyeong Case of Killing 2-Year-Old Son Partially Denies Charges On the 12th, Criminal Division 1 of the Miryang Branch of the Changwon District Court (Presiding Judge Han Yoon-ok) held the third trial for a man in his 20s, identified as A, and his wife, a woman in his 20s, identified as B, who were handed over to trial on charges including child abuse resulting in death under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes in the "Changnyeong Two-Year-Old Child Abuse and Murder Case." During the trial that day, B appeared as a witness regarding A and testified that she acted as her husband instructed, while partially denying the abuse charge of restraining the child with an adult-sized shirt. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:39 PM

"A Monthly Salary of 33 Million Won for Those 60 and Older"... Why an Unprecedented Job Posting Appeared This is about a job posting offering a monthly salary of 33 million won exclusively for those aged 60 and older. SBS Aug 13, 2026 1:39 PM