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Bought Out of Curiosity… Growing Secondhand Listings for North Korean Banknotes Elicit Warnings Recently, listings offering to sell North Korean banknotes have been popping up one after another on secondhand trading platforms. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:59 PM

Man Arrested for Luring Makeup Artist via Secondhand Trading App and Assaulting Her A man in his 30s has been arrested by police for luring a visiting makeup artist to his home through the secondhand trading platform Daangn and sexually assaulting her. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:54 PM

Fire at Yangju Factory Leaves One in Cardiac Arrest The fire broke out at around 12:00 p.m. today at a factory located in Hoeam-dong, Yangju. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:49 PM

Climate Minister Pays Respects to Late Humidification Disinfectant Victim Representative... "Addressing Shortcomings" Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, has visited the memorial altar for the late Seo Young-cheol, head of the National Solidarity for Humidification Disinfectant Disaster Victims. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:39 PM

Nationwide Superintendents Oppose Abolition of Local Education Grant Link to National Tax Without Financial Security As the announcement of revisions to the local education finance grant system approaches, regional education superintendents across the country have reiterated the importance of stable educational finances, arguing that the system linking grants to national taxes must not be abolished. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:36 PM

Itaewon Tragedy Bereaved Families Urge Special Law Revision to Allow Special Counsel Requests With about a month left until the end of the investigation period for the Special Investigation Commission on the Itaewon Tragedy, bereaved families have criticized the commission's probe as sluggish and urged that the Itaewon Tragedy Special Act be revised to allow requests for a special counsel. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:32 PM

Police Conclude Statute of Limitations Expired for Alleged Procession Mediation in KFA Referee Sexual Entertainment Case During a press briefing today , an official from the National Police Agency stated, "It appears that the statute of limitations for the charge of arranging prostitution has expired, but we will look into whether any further verification is possible." Previously, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found circumstances through an audit in 2016 indicating that the KFA provided sexual entertainment to around 10 people, including foreign referees and supervisors, across a total of seven matches—comprising three World Cup and Olympic preliminary matches and four evaluation matches—between 2011 and 2012. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:30 PM

Man in 30s Booked for Drunk Driving After Crashing into Gangnam Building and Heading to Club The Seoul Gangnam Police Station announced today that it has booked a man in his 30s, identified as A, on charges of drunk driving for damaging the structure of a restaurant building near Apgujeong Station at 3:16 a.m. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:18 PM

Samsung Pyeongtaek Campus Weighs 3-Story Fab Construction Amid Floor Area Ratio Hike According to Gyeonggi Province on the 19th, the provincial government recently received and is reviewing a proposal from Pyeongtaek City to amend the industrial complex plan for Samsung Electronics. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:16 PM

Three Sanitation Workers Killed in Collision Between Dump Truck and Garbage Truck in Yeongcheon According to police and other authorities today , the accident occurred at 4:03 a.m. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:14 PM