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Incheon to Resume 'I-Um Card' Cash Back for Chuseok with Doubled Limit The Incheon Metropolitan Government has decided to resume cash-back rewards for the city's local currency, which had been suspended due to depleted budgets, ahead of the Chuseok holiday. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:37 PM

From Missing Person Searches to Fraud Prevention: The Growing Role of AI AI technology is rapidly expanding into law enforcement and public safety fields. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:36 PM

Aiming to Become an Asset Management Hub: What to Expect at This Year's Jeonju International Finance Forum The Jeonju International Finance Forum, which explores ways to drive regional innovation growth and develop the financial industry, will kick off in Jeonju on the 3rd of next month. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:32 PM

Incheon Selects Six Leading Districts for Old Planned City Redevelopment, Including Guwol District... Supplying 16,000 Homes The newly finalized leading districts comprise a total of 6 zones and 16,267 housing units. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:31 PM

CIO Proposes Including Senior Investigators and Police Superintendents in Investigation Scope During a regular briefing held at the Government Complex Gwacheon today, a CIO official stated, "Last week, we submitted our opinions regarding the amendment of the CIO Act to the National Assembly." The proposal submitted by the CIO includes provisions to add investigators of Grade 4 or higher from the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and police officers of senior superintendent or higher to the category of "high-ranking officials of investigative and judicial agencies" subject to investigation. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:27 PM

Another Masked Indecent Exposure? Man in Fishnets Arrested in Seodaemun Following recent reports of suspected forcible molestation and other offenses near the Sinchon campus of Yonsei University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, involving a naked man wearing a mask, another man in his 40s wearing only fishnet stockings and no clothes has been arrested by police in the same district. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:22 PM

"Will Kill 30 People at Yatap Station"... Court Orders 14.84 Million Won Damages to State Here is the next hot topic. You will likely remember this news. The man in his 20s who triggered a massive deployment of police forces by posting a stabbing threat targeting Yatap Station online has finally been caught. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:22 PM

Supreme Court Confirms Acquittal of Drunk Driving Suspect Because Police Failed to Notify Right to Refuse Blood Test According to legal circles on the 25th, the Supreme Court's Third Division (Presiding Justice Lee Sook-yeon) recently finalized the appellate court's not-guilty verdict for a defendant identified as A, who was indicted for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of the Road Traffic Act. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:18 PM

Oh Se-hoon, Han Dong-hoon Alike Criticize 'Jang Dong-hyeok's Direct Election of Local Chapters and Disciplinary Politics' Potential presidential hopefuls of the conservative opposition bloc, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party and independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, met at a National Assembly seminar today and jointly issued anti-Jang Dong-hyeok messages. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:18 PM

Oh Se-hoon Criticizes Transfer of Redevelopment Authority to Autonomous Districts as Dangerous "Desk Administration" Speaking to reporters after attending the 10th Korea Future Innovation Forum seminar hosted by People Power Party lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon at the National Assembly Members' Office Building today , Mayor Oh responded to related questions by saying, "Seoul's urban planning authority must be decided by taking into a comprehensive and three-dimensional account all potential side effects under a metropolitan-wide effort. SBS Aug 25, 2026 12:16 PM