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Probe Expanded to Imported Chinese Kimchi... How to Tell 'Naturally Occurring' Apart Following the formaldehyde-tainted Chinese cabbage incident, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has expanded its inspections to include not only Chinese cabbages but also salted cabbages and kimchi. SBS Aug 27, 2026 7:49 AM

Star Math Instructor Hyun Woo-jin Found Not Guilty in First Trial Over Purchasing Exam Questions Star mathematics instructor Hyun Woo-jin, who was indicted on charges of paying active-duty school teachers to obtain questions for his study materials, has been found not guilty in his first trial. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:59 AM

Police Refer 7 Ministry Officials to Prosecutors for Fabricating Documents on Muan Airport Localizer Issues Despite Knowing Deficiencies Regarding the Muan passenger plane crash that claimed 179 lives at the end of the year before last, police have forwarded seven Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport officials to prosecutors. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:56 AM

UK Court Rules Samsung Must Pay Swatch 16 Billion Won in Damages 16.1 billion won) in damages to the Swatch Group, stating that the company caused harm by allowing the distribution of smartwatch screen designs imitating Swiss watch brand products. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:40 AM

College Lecturer Arrested for Murder of Student, Disguised Himself in Women's Clothing to Conceal Crime We previously reported that a missing Chinese international student was found dead five days after her disappearance at the home of a Chinese man in his 30s. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:36 AM

Covering Up Missing Persons Cases with Lies: Why Did They Try to Bury Them? The police officer from the Jeju Western Police Station who botched the Jang Mi-ran missing person case also closed the missing person report of a man in his 60s who was later found dead using the exact same lies. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:32 AM

"Estimated to Have Died at Dawn the Day After Disappearance… Low Possibility of Crime" Police have announced that Jang Mi-ran, who went missing in Jeju, is believed to have died in the early hours of the day following her disappearance. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:29 AM

Police Officer Who Falsely Closed Missing Person Case Received National Police Agency Chief's Commendation a Month Later According to the office of People Power Party lawmaker Park Sumin on the 26th, Police Officer A of the Jeju Seobu Police Station received a commendation from the National Police Agency Chief on June 26 for his "merit in locating a missing elderly person with dementia." This was about a month after he falsely closed the missing person report regarding Jang. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:16 AM

Today's Major News 1. Nepal Floods Kill 160; 9 South Koreans Unreachable Massive flooding in Nepal has left nine South Koreans out of contact and ten awaiting rescue. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:06 AM

2-Year-Old Child Falls From Window at Yongin Daycare, Sustains Injuries yesterday . Child A fell about 5 meters onto a wooden deck below, sustaining bleeding in the mouth and abrasions on the arm, and was transported to a hospital. SBS Aug 27, 2026 6:02 AM