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Elementary School Student Seriously Injured After Moving Ladder Truck Topples Over An elementary school student was seriously injured after being crushed by a toppled moving ladder truck in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. SBS Aug 26, 2026 3:29 PM

Seoul Offers Free School Attendance Notification Service for 320,000 Elementary Students The service automatically detects when students arrive at or leave school using devices carried by the students and receivers installed at the schools, sending real-time updates to parents via text message or app notifications. SBS Aug 26, 2026 3:20 PM

Oh Se-hoon Proposes Tancheon Site Instead of Yongsan for 13,000-Unit Youth Housing Amid differences between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Seoul Metropolitan Government over plans to supply housing on the Yongsan Park site, the Tancheon Water Reclamation Center area in Gangnam-gu has emerged as an alternative location. SBS Aug 26, 2026 3:10 PM

Suspect in Murder of Chinese Graduate Student in Gyeongsan Was University Lecturer on the 25th. It has been confirmed that a Chinese man in his 30s arrested on charges of murdering a Chinese female graduate student in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk Province, previously worked as a lecturer at the university attended by the victim. SBS Aug 26, 2026 3:09 PM

Suspect in Murder of Chinese Student in Gyeongsan Mutilated and Abandoned Parts of Victim's Body on the 25th. Police investigating the murder of a Chinese female university student in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk Province, have found circumstances indicating that parts of the victim's body were mutilated and are conducting searches at local incineration plants and other locations. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:41 PM

News Briefing: Second Meeting Ends in Stalemate; Next Month's Announcement Likely to Exclude Yongsan 1. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yoon-deok and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hun met today for the second time following last week to coordinate differences over potential housing supply sites in Seoul. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:17 PM

First-time Homebuyer Acquisition Tax Exemptions Expanded to Officetels; Tobacco Consumption Tax to Be Used for Housing Welfare The benefit of "acquisition tax exemptions for first-time homebuyers" is expanding to include officetels. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:15 PM

Justice Ministry Requests Investigation into Gwangju Immigration Office Official Over Suspected Collusion With Delivery Agency The Ministry of Justice has requested a criminal investigation into an official at the Gwangju Immigration and Foreigner Office over allegations of collusion with a specific delivery service agency. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:10 PM

Lecturer at University Identified as Suspect in Murder of Chinese Graduate Student in Gyeongsan According to the university today , the suspect, surnamed Zheng, taught two undergraduate major courses, "Rehabilitation Therapy" and "Neuroanatomy," during the spring semester. SBS Aug 26, 2026 1:54 PM

Mother in 30s Who Caused Fatal Drunk Driving Crash With Young Daughters Admits to Charges in Appeal A mother in her 30s, sentenced to 12 years in prison in the first trial for causing the death of a motorcycle driver while driving severely intoxicated with her young children in the car, has finally admitted to the crimes during her appellate trial. SBS Aug 26, 2026 1:48 PM