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Kim Jaewon: "Ethics Committee Penalties Are Excessive and Problematic, but Not a Purge of Jang Opponents" - Suspension of party membership is excessive..Should refrain from resolving problems through disciplinary action - "Purging non-Jang figures"? Wrong terminology.. SBS Aug 21, 2026 9:14 AM

"Prior Announcement Followed by Discussions Sparks Backlash"… "Some Exceptions for Non-Residents to Be Expanded" The legislative notice period for the government's real estate tax reform proposals concluded yesterday . SBS Aug 21, 2026 7:36 AM

North Korea Silent Again After Firing Barrage of Missiles... Third Time in Two Weeks As of 6:30 a.m. today , North Korean media outlets, including the external-facing Korean Central News Agency and the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the ruling Workers' Party read by North Korean citizens, had not reported on the previous day's missile launch. SBS Aug 21, 2026 7:18 AM

UFS Exercises to End Early Today; Duration and Scale Drastically Reduced on Trump's Orders The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, a regular joint South Korea-US military drill for defending the Korean Peninsula in contingencies, will conclude early today . SBS Aug 21, 2026 7:15 AM

Why Did Trump Pinpoint "57 North Korean Nuclear Weapons"? Sending a Signal: "We Are Watching" Another key point is that U.S. President Trump specifically cited the number of North Korean nuclear weapons as exactly 57. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:39 AM

Four Incumbent Lawmakers Given Heavy Penalties of Party Rights Suspension... Cho Kyung-tae Receives 2 Years and 6 Months The People Power Party's ethics committee has imposed heavy disciplinary penalties, suspending the party rights of four incumbent lawmakers belonging to the non-leadership faction. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:20 AM

"North Korea Appears Interested in Dialogue," But Seoul Rejects Nuclear State Status South Korea's government assesses that North Korea appears genuinely interested in dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:11 AM

Kim Yo-jong Calls Seoul's Situation 'Pitiful,' Criticizes President Lee Jae-myung for 'Dual Behavior' North Korea's Workers' Party Deputy Department Director Kim Yo-jong has reacted to the scaling back of South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:09 AM

Kim Yo-jong Mocks Seoul Over Early End to Drills, Criticizes President Lee's "Dual Rhetoric" Following U.S. President Trump's directive, the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises are wrapping up early today . SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:09 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Presides Over First Anti-Corruption Policy Council to Tighten Official Discipline The Anti-Corruption Policy Council operates as a consultative body designed to go beyond individual ministries responding to separate corruption cases, reviewing anti-corruption policies at the pan-governmental level and discussing directions for improvement. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:39 AM