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'Mixed-Gender Co-habiting' Harms Others? Controversy Over Vague Regulations Leads to Action For our final story today, it looks like we are covering an issue wrapped in controversy. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:40 AM

No Longer Just an Aging Disease? Why Annual Eye Exams Are a Must Red light for eye health. Macular degeneration, widely known as a disease of aging. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:29 AM

A Glass of Water on an Empty Stomach for Dieting... Is It Effective? A glass of water on an empty stomach. You have probably heard many times that drinking a glass of water on an empty stomach is good for dieting and detoxing. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:25 AM

Reservoirs Bare and Cracked: Weed-Covered Land Amid Severe Drought Not only South Gyeongsang Province, but the Honam region is also drying up due to a severe drought. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:05 AM

79% of Foreign Long-Term Care Beneficiaries Are Chinese-Koreans... Surplus of 132.1 Billion Won However, approximately 80% of these beneficiaries were found to be overseas Koreans with Chinese citizenship. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:38 AM

Spike in Embezzlement Cases Involving Lost Articles Following Controversial Police Training in Seongnam According to the Crime Prevention and Response Division of the Seongnam Sujeong Police Station today, the number of package embezzlement cases of lost articles spiked around the quarterly training conducted for regional police (district units and police boxes) over three days from April 21 to 23. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:36 AM

Kayak Capsizes Off Tongyeong Coast Amid Rising Sea Fishing Accidents A man in his 50s who went fishing in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, was rescued after his boat capsized and he fell into the water. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:24 AM

"National Fire Mobilization Order Extended"... Military Deployed for All-Out Drought Response As the drought continues, the national fire mobilization order providing water supply support to the South Gyeongsang Province region has been extended for the time being. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:21 AM

Hong Myung-bo Denies Intervention, Tells Police 'No Communication With Chung Mong-gyu' Over Manager Selection According to confirmation by the Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Friday , investigators secured statements from Hong during his suspect interrogation on August 4 to the effect that he "never contacted President Chung Mong-gyu during the manager selection process." Hong gave this response when asked whether he had contacted former President Chung Mong-gyu before or after his selection as manager. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:14 AM

Supreme Court Rules 'Simple Profanity' in Apartment Group Chat Does Not Constitute Insult According to the legal community on August 14, Supreme Court Division 3 (Presiding Justice Lee Heung-goo) overturned the lower court's ruling, which had sentenced the defendant, A, to a fine of 300,000 won for insult, and remanded the case to the Seoul Northern District Court. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:14 AM