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Fire Breaks Out at Window Manufacturing Plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province... One Building Burned Down A fire broke out at a window manufacturing plant in Mansae-gu, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, at around 2:40 AM today . SBS Aug 16, 2026 12:15 PM

Heavy Rain Advisories Expanded in Southern Regions; Landslide Crisis Alert Raised to 'Caution' for Jeonnam, Gwangju, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam As of 8 a.m. today , heavy rain advisories are in effect for South Jeolla Province, South Gyeongnam Province, and Jeju Island, with torrential rain exceeding 50 mm per hour pouring over the southern west coast of South Jeolla Province. SBS Aug 16, 2026 11:45 AM

Tour Bus Overturns on National Route 38 in Yeongwol... 1 Seriously Injured, 16 Slightly Injured The Gangwon Yeongwol Fire Station stated that the accident occurred at around 9:00 AM today , when a bus traveling toward Yeongwol past the Neuljae Tunnel in Ssangyong-ri, Hanbando-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, collided with a roadside retaining wall and flipped over. SBS Aug 16, 2026 11:44 AM

Magnitude 2.2 Earthquake Strikes Northwest of Haenam, South Jeolla Province; KMA Expects No Damage today , according to the Korea Meteorological Administration . The epicenter was located at 34.66 degrees north latitude and 126.40 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 21 kilometers. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:40 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Window Factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province... Entire Building Burned Down today , a fire broke out at a window manufacturing factory in Manse-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:22 AM

Court Rules: Losing Disciplinary Cancellation Lawsuit Means Nullification Suit Will Also Fail The Administrative Division 2 of the Seoul Administrative Court (Presiding Judge Kong Hyun-jin) ruled against university professor A in a lawsuit filed against a school foundation seeking to confirm the nullification of a disciplinary action. SBS Aug 16, 2026 9:42 AM

1 in 8 Adolescents Eats With Parents Fewer Than 4 Times a Week... Linked to Stress and Depression The study showed that for every increase of once a week in the frequency of adolescents eating meals with their parents, severe stress decreased by 12%, feelings of depression by 9%, and high levels of anxiety by 8%. SBS Aug 16, 2026 9:20 AM

Easier Access to Medical Records for Parents with Dementia... Ministry of Health and Welfare Revises Notice The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently announced a partial amendment to the "Notice on the Establishment and Operation of the Personal Medical Record Access Support System" containing these measures, and plans to accept public comments on it until the 31st of this month. SBS Aug 16, 2026 9:17 AM

Former President Park Geun-hye Included... Sogang University Shaken by External Attack A data breach involving 180,000 pieces of personal information has occurred at Sogang University. SBS Aug 16, 2026 8:13 AM