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Most Koreans Over 65 Receive Pensions, but Over Half Get Less Than 500,000 Won a Month While 9 out of 10 elderly people aged 65 and older receive a pension, more than half of the beneficiaries receive 500,000 won or less per month. SBS Aug 26, 2026 10:28 AM

Oh Se-hoon Proposes Tancheon Instead of Yongsan... Meeting Kim Yoon-deok Today Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yoon-deok and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon began a meeting shortly ago at 10:00 AM. SBS Aug 26, 2026 10:15 AM

KOSPI Opens Lower Before Fluctuating Around Flatline The KOSPI is trading flat on the 26th. As of 9:01 a.m. today, the KOSPI stood at 6,745.23, up 2.49 points from the previous session. SBS Aug 26, 2026 9:19 AM

Kakao Union Opposes Corporate Split, Declares Joint Bargaining Today The Kakao branch of the Korean Chemical, Food and Allied Industry Workers' Union will hold a "Kakao Bank Strike Resolution Rally" and a "Declaration Ceremony for Joint Bargaining Against Kakao's Split" at 1:00 p.m. SBS Aug 26, 2026 9:03 AM

BOK Rate Decision Tomorrow Amid Divided Outlook, Focus Also on 'Dot Plot' However, market watchers point to the dot plot—which contains the monetary policy board members' interest rate projections—as the core variable that will dictate market volatility thereafter. SBS Aug 26, 2026 9:01 AM

Up to 1.2 Million Won Annually Until Age 18... Government Pushes to Establish 'Independence Fund' The next piece of practical news is something families raising children will likely want to pay attention to. SBS Aug 26, 2026 8:29 AM

Climate Companion Card Integrated into 'Modu Card': Can You Still Use It Starting September? The first useful piece of news is about changes to transportation cards. Starting in September, Seoul's Climate Companion Card will be integrated into the Modu Card. SBS Aug 26, 2026 8:29 AM

Wall Street Climbs Across the Board on Tech Buying Here is the latest from Wall Street. Major U.S. stock indices all finished higher. SBS Aug 26, 2026 7:56 AM

Children of Corporate Owners Living in Multi-Billion Won Apartments: 1.9 Trillion Won in Tax Evasion Detected The National Tax Service has launched intensive tax audits into companies where controlling families have used high-end housing under corporate names for private purposes. SBS Aug 26, 2026 7:48 AM

FTC Withdraws Empty-Handed Due to Coupang's Resistance... First Time in History It has been belatedly revealed that the Fair Trade Commission launched an on-site inspection to look into allegations that Coupang passed on discount costs, but had to withdraw after Coupang refused. SBS Aug 26, 2026 6:28 AM