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Will Rice Prices Rise Ahead of Chuseok? New Rice Harvest is the Key Variable According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation , the retail price of a 20-kg bag of rice stood at 61,396 won as of the 21st, up 2.85% from the same period last year. SBS Aug 24, 2026 3:53 PM

'Bit-tu' on the Rise Again... Investor Deposits Fall to Around 100 Trillion Won As the domestic stock market has recently shown a gradual upward trend, "bit-tu" (investing with borrowed money) is on the rise again. SBS Aug 24, 2026 3:40 PM

DC Retirement Pensions Can Be Transferred to Other Companies' IRPs, Including Suspended Redemption Funds The Financial Supervisory Service announced that it held a task force meeting today with the Korea Securities Depository, associations, Korea Securities Finance Corporation, and retirement pension providers to discuss these measures. SBS Aug 24, 2026 3:32 PM

FSS to Support Disclosure Work for Pharma and Biotech Companies with Relay Briefings Next Month To provide guidance on practical considerations tailored to the characteristics of each participant group, the FSS plans to divide the briefings into four sessions: for KOSDAQ-listed companies , underwriters , companies preparing for listing , and KOSPI-listed companies . SBS Aug 24, 2026 1:07 PM

Q1 Wage-Based Jobs Up 290,000... Youth Jobs Decline, Semiconductor Jobs Rise by 5,000 Wage-based jobs in South Korea increased by nearly 300,000 in the first quarter of this year, led primarily by people in their 60s and 30s. SBS Aug 24, 2026 1:05 PM

Autonomous Driving AI Demonstration to Expand Nationwide, Accelerating Commercialization The Ministry of Science and ICT announced today that it held the 12th Science and Technology Ministers' Meeting in writing and deliberated and voted behind closed doors on the "Roadmap for Autonomous Driving AI Demonstration and Commercialization," which contains these measures. SBS Aug 24, 2026 12:58 PM

KDIC, FSS Unions Urge Exclusion From Relocation, Stating 'Location Equals Consumer Protection' The labor unions of the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Financial Supervisory Service urged today that both institutions be excluded from the government's second round of public institution relocations to regional areas. SBS Aug 24, 2026 12:58 PM

Phishing Emails Targeting Naver Accounts Prompt Warning... Impersonating Police and Cheong Wa Dae According to notices on Naver's customer support page today , cases have been confirmed where phishing emails promoting tax bills, police attendance demands, and livelihood recovery support fund guides are luring users into clicking links. SBS Aug 24, 2026 12:57 PM

Order Info for Overseas Direct Purchases Sent Straight to Korea Customs; One-Time Authentication for Clearance Codes When making overseas direct purchases on platforms such as Coupang, Amazon, AliExpress, and Temu, order information will now be directly transmitted to the Korea Customs Service. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:20 AM

New Trade Chief Park Jung-sung Takes Office: "Building a New Framework Comparable to FTA Through U.S. Investment" During his inaugural ceremony held at the Government Complex-Sejong this morning, Chief Park stated, "The implementation of strategic investments between South Korea and the U.S. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:18 AM