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Fire Breaks Out at Food Manufacturing Plant Building in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province… "Extinguishing Operations Underway" Fire authorities stated that they were dispatched upon receiving the report and are currently working to extinguish the fire. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:58 PM

Toy Shops Surge 40% Where Hongdae Pubs Vanished... Capturing 2030s "Instead of Drinks" Having a drink at a pub after work is becoming a thing of the past. Toy stores increased by 20% compared to the previous year, while pubs decreased by nearly 10%. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:52 PM

Prosecutors' Future Committee Adds Seongnam FC, Baekhyeon-dong, and Corporate Card Cases, Totaling 8 Involving the President The Ministry of Justice's Committee for the Future of Respecting Human Rights in Prosecution (Prosecutors' Future Committee), launched to investigate suspicions of abuse of prosecutorial investigative powers, has selected 12 additional cases for truth-finding investigations, including allegations related to the illegal sponsorship of Seongnam FC involving President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:48 PM

Ex-Icheon Mayor's Aide Referred to Prosecutors Over Holiday Gift Scandal According to SBS coverage on Friday, the Icheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that it had detained and transferred person A, who previously served as Mayor Kim's secretary, and private business owner person B to prosecutors on the 7th on charges including violations of the Public Official Election Act. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:37 PM

"King of Geoje" Reports to National Police Agency for Questioning Over 40 Days After Inspection Begins A senior superintendent belonging to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, widely known as the "King of Geoje" due to allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse of personnel authority, and workplace bullying accumulated during his long tenure in the Geoje region, reported to the National Police Agency this afternoon for questioning. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:09 PM

Cheong Wa Dae: '4-Year Consecutively Usable Presidential System Has High Public Acceptability... Not Cabinet System' Regarding the direction of constitutional amendment on the power structure pursu… SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:07 PM

50-Year-Old Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Attacking Senior with Blunt Weapon Over 30,000 Won Debt A was put on trial for the charges of becoming angered on October 9 of last year in the front yard of the home of B, a senior from the same neighborhood in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, after B said, "Give me the 30,000 won you still haven't paid back out of the 40,000 won I lent you," and striking the back of B's head twice with a blunt weapon found at the scene. SBS Aug 14, 2026 4:46 PM

Joint Investigation Body Raids National Election Commission and Others Over Alleged Bid-Rigging in Early Voting Box Procurement Joint Investigation Body Raids National Election Commission and Others Over Alle… SBS Aug 14, 2026 4:45 PM

Consideration to Expand Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment from 'End-of-Life' to 'Terminal' Stage... Recommendation Expected Within the Year The National Bioethics Committee announced on Friday that it held the first regular meeting of the 7th term committee and discussed measures to improve the life-sustaining treatment decision-making system. SBS Aug 14, 2026 4:40 PM

Prosecution Seeks Prison Term for SME Owner's Son Over Illicit Filming of Female Employees in Restrooms and Desks The prosecution has demanded a prison sentence for the son of a small and medium-sized enterprise owner in Jeju who was put on trial for illegally filming female employees using ultra-small cameras. SBS Aug 14, 2026 4:38 PM