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Justice Minister Chung Sung-ho Submits Resignation, Citing Completion of Prosecution Reform Legislation Justice Minister Chung Sung-ho submitted his resignation today . It is reported that he cited the completion of major prosecution reform-related legislation and health issues as the reasons for his resignation. SBS Aug 18, 2026 3:11 PM

Hair Analysis Confirms Drug Use for Man in 'Suwon Zombie Drug' Video The man was previously arrested after testing positive on a preliminary drug screening, but was released following negative results from urine tests and other evaluations. SBS Aug 18, 2026 3:09 PM

Bidding Restrictions Imposed on School Meal Suppliers Violating Food Safety and Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules The Ministry of Education announced that a partial amendment to the enforcement decree of the School Meal Act containing these measures was deliberated and resolved during a Cabinet meeting today . SBS Aug 18, 2026 2:52 PM

Infectious Disease Response Measures Restructured into 4 Tiers from 'Recommendation' to 'Ban'... Economic and Educational Impacts to Be Considered The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that it has established the Infectious Disease Crisis Social Response Manual, which contains principles and decision-making procedures for social response measures during an infectious disease crisis. SBS Aug 18, 2026 2:49 PM

Traveling Nationwide, Found It at Home: The Transformation of Discarded Onion Peels There is a young entrepreneur teaming up with local farms to create new value from agricultural products. SBS Aug 18, 2026 2:20 PM

Morning News Briefing: Kim Jong Un Responds to Dialogue Proposal, Described as "Very Positive" 1. Recovery operations have begun in earnest in Geoje and Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, which suffered heavy damage from extreme torrential rains over the Liberation Day holiday. SBS Aug 18, 2026 2:15 PM

"She is Cute": Female Inmates Listed for Pen Pals... What's Behind the 70,000 Won Fee? "Correspond with female inmates in a pen pal program." What does this mean? It means exactly what it sounds like. SBS Aug 18, 2026 1:59 PM

Kwon Seong-dong, Whose 2-Year Prison Sentence for '100 Million Won Unification Church' Fund is Finalized, Faces Disbarment The Korean Bar Association announced on the 14th that it has received an order from the Ministry of Justice to revoke former lawmaker Kwon's lawyer registration. SBS Aug 18, 2026 1:51 PM

Serious Crime Investigation Agency to Launch with 2,874 Personnel… Dedicated Supplementary Investigation Units Established Subordinate decrees outlining the operational standards and organizational structure of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, set to launch in October, have passed the Cabinet meeting. SBS Aug 18, 2026 12:55 PM

7-Month-Old Starves to Death While Parents Visited PC Bangs, Yet Childcare Subsidies Kept Flowing It has been revealed that a couple in their 20s, indicted for leaving their 7-month-old baby unattended and causing the infant's death in Daejeon, steadily received over 12 million won in childcare support funds from the government and the Daejeon metropolitan government. SBS Aug 18, 2026 12:53 PM