Rising Interest Rates Stoking Concerns Over Household Debt Exceeding 2 Quadrillion Won The recent upward trend in interest rates is raising serious concerns. With demand for mortgage loans and stock investment funds intersecting, household debt has already surpassed 2 quadrillion won. SBS Aug 24, 2026 10:14 PM
Samsung Plunges Over 8%... Why the Divergence in Shareholder Return Reactions? Samsung Electronics unveiled a massive shareholder return policy worth up to 110 trillion won, but its stock plummeted by more than 8% today . SBS Aug 24, 2026 10:14 PM
Samsung Plunges 8.7% Despite Record Shareholder Returns: Is Expectations Too High? (ft. CEO Kwak Sang-jun) Following SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics announced record-breaking shareholder return policies last week. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:48 PM
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won: "Union Member Sale Price" to Serve as Standard for Relocation Loan LTV Calculation Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won stated today that the "union member sale price" will serve as the standard for reforming the loan-to-value calculation method for relocation loans. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:18 PM
Airlines Owe Over 4 Trillion Won in Mileage... Why Is It So Hard to Book Award Seats? Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have accumulated over 4 trillion won in unpaid mileage owed to their customers. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:03 PM
Crypto Trading Volume Surges Tenfold Amid Price Rally: Which Token Accounts for 30% of Domestic Trades? As the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced sharp increases over a few days, trading volumes on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges also surged. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:58 PM
Samsung's Low-Interest Housing Loans Set to Launch, Stoking Real Estate Fears As Samsung Electronics prepares to implement its in-house housing loan program, housing prices are showing signs of overheating, particularly around the metropolitan semiconductor belt. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:55 PM
AI Embraces Human-Centric Focus: Science Ministry Establishes Republic of Korea AI Ethics Principles The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information Society Development Institute announced today that the Republic of Korea AI Ethics Principles were finalized on August 21 following deliberation and resolution at the Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:52 PM
Moneyverse: Transferring Authority for Small-Scale Redevelopment, What's the Hidden Intent? / Market Chilly Despite Record Shareholder Returns / Trump Pressed Ahead of Midterms... Canada Says "At War" When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly state that the program is SBS <Ju Young-jin's News Briefing>. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:32 PM
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won: 'Reviewing Fine-Tuning' of Delisting Standards for Profitable 'Penny Stocks' Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won stated today that he will "review areas for fine-tuning" in response to criticisms that applying the new KOSDAQ delisting policy could lead to the delisting of profitable companies simply because they are penny stocks. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:24 PM