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"I Want to Take Voluntary Retirement": Samsung's 1990s-Born Employees Packing Up After Collecting Hundreds of Millions of Won At Samsung Electronics, voluntary retirement—which has traditionally centered around veteran employees with high seniority—is now seeing instances of employees born in the 1990s stepping forward to leave voluntarily. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:51 PM

Samsung to Build New 240 Billion Won HVAC Production Line in Gwangju Samsung Electronics is set to establish a new HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) production line in Gwangju for FläktGroup, a global climate control company acquired by Samsung last year. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:34 PM

Jeonse Contracts Without Risk of Deposit Loss Coming... 'Safe Trust' to Be Introduced A new type of Jeonse (lump-sum deposit-based lease) contract is being introduced, lowering the risk of unreturned deposits by allowing tenants to deposit their Jeonse security deposits with a public institution instead of handing them directly to landlords. SBS Aug 20, 2026 11:20 AM

Suspicious Email from Defunct Shopping Mall… 'Leak' Reported Late Phishing emails have been sent to customers under the name of a closed online shopping mall. SBS Aug 20, 2026 11:12 AM

Unexpected "Netflix Membership" Email... The Final Fate of Abandoned Customer Data More than 30,000 phishing emails were sent under the name of an online shopping mall that went out of business last year. SBS Aug 20, 2026 11:11 AM

Over 280 Financial Accidents at Major 4 Commercial Banks Totaling Near 550 Billion Won in Past Decade Financial accidents at the four major commercial banks have approached nearly 550 billion won over the past decade. SBS Aug 20, 2026 10:33 AM

"Less Than 17% of Land": 92% of Population Resides in Urban Areas It has been revealed that more than 92% of the total population, amounting to 47 million people, live in urban areas that account for less than 17% of the country's land. SBS Aug 20, 2026 10:32 AM

Samsung, SK Hynix Surge Propel KOSPI Up Over 5%, Buy Sidecar Triggered As the KOSPI surged, a program buy order temporary suspension, known as a buy sidecar, was triggered. SBS Aug 20, 2026 10:26 AM

Comparing Capsule Laundry Detergents: Varying Prices and Strengths It is time for our Friendly Economy segment with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, today we are talking about capsule laundry detergents. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:21 AM

A Ray of Hope for S. Korea's Economy? "We're on the Brink of Death" The Korea Development Institute has raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea this year to 3.2%. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:14 AM