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Narcotic Component 'Tapentadol' Detected in Overseas Direct-Purchase Food Item; Import Blocked The Incheon Airport Customs analysis lab notified the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety that tapentadol was detected in a product named "TAWON LIAR" shipped from France via international mail, prompting the ministry to add it to the list of items banned from domestic entry. SBS Aug 14, 2026 9:45 AM

Former Pro Baseball Manager Baek In-cheon, Legend of 0.400 Batting Average, Passes Away at 83 Due to Worsening Cerebral Infarction Baek In-cheon, the former manager and the Korea Professional Baseball's only 400-hitter, passed away at the age of 83 at 6:30 a.m. SBS Aug 14, 2026 9:43 AM

Preventing Mass Mortalities: Fish Farmers in Cheonsu Bay Release 2.67 Million Fish Amid High Water Temperatures Taean County in South Chungcheong Province announced today that 56 fish farms in Cheonsu Bay have urgently released 2.556 million rockfish and 121,000 mullet to prevent damage from high water temperatures. SBS Aug 14, 2026 9:28 AM

Narcotic Component 'Tapentadol' Detected in Overseas Direct-Purchase Food... Import Blocked The Incheon Airport Customs analysis office notified the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety that tapentadol was detected in a product named "TAWON LIAR" shipped from France via international mail, prompting the ministry to add it to the list of items banned from domestic entry. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:59 AM

Severe Drought Deepens in South Gyeongsang Despite Fire Engine Deployment... "Next Week Is the Golden Time" At the drought site that day, hoses from fire water tanker trucks spewed powerful jets of water, supplying water to each parched piece of farmland. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:43 AM

"Kim Gu a Criminal?" Mockery Crosses the Line Ahead of Liberation Day There has been an influx of unpleasant news ahead of Liberation Day. Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women's University recently revealed related posts, stating that "posts disparaging independence activists are overflowing." The content includes comparing independence activists like Kim Gu, Ahn Jung-geun, and Yu Gwan-sun to criminals, or using abusive language and derogatory expressions. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:37 AM

Jeonse Fraud Protection Up to 300 Million Won Provided Free of Charge Free Jeonse Fraud Insurance. A bank has released insurance that covers young people against jeonse fraud damage for free. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:37 AM

Chey Tae-won Faces Decision on 944 Billion Won Settlement for Roh Soh-young: Final Verdict Expected Today Without Appeal Today marks the final day of the appeal period following the remand retrial ruling on their property division lawsuit. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:37 AM

Supreme Court Rules Calling Someone 'Son of a Bitch' in Apartment Group Chat Does Not Constitute Insult The Supreme Court's Third Division (Presiding Justice Lee Heung-goo) overturned the lower court's ruling, which had sentenced the defendant, identified as A, to a fine of 300,000 KRW for insult, and sent the case back to the Seoul Northern District Court. SBS Aug 14, 2026 8:14 AM

Exposed as Pro-Japanese, Not a Patriot? Questions Arise Over Relic Verification An artwork that the National Museum of Korea exhibited as calligraphy by an independence activist has been embroiled in allegations that it was actually written by a pro-Japanese collaborator. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:41 AM