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The 'Gakseori' Who Has Spent 35 Years Tracking Missing Persons, Even Staging a 'Self-Disappearance' That has been the case in most of the situations I have witnessed." Na Joo-bong, head of the National Association for Finding Missing Children and Family, expressed these difficulties in tracking missing adults during an interview with the media on August 26. SBS Aug 28, 2026 1:12 PM

Van Gogh's Night Sky to Light Up Seoul: World Fireworks Festival Set for Sept. 5 The Seoul International Fireworks Festival, which brilliantly illuminates Seoul's autumn nights every year, will be held next Saturday around Hangang Park. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:37 PM

Yeongdong Grape Festival Kicks Off with Rich Attractions and Bumper Crop The Yeongdong Grape Festival kicked off yesterday in Yeongdong, a region renowned for its sweet grapes. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:34 PM

Court Orders North Korea to Pay 50 Million Won in Damages to North Korean Defector Over Detention Abuse and Torture A court has ruled that North Korea must pay damages to Choi Min-kyung, head of the Family Association of North Korean Confinement Victims, who has claimed she was tortured in a detention facility after being forcibly repatriated to North Korea. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:31 PM

"Is This Okay in a Theater?"... Witness Account Sparks Controversy A newly-born baby brought to a movie theater by a couple has sparked ongoing criticism online, is that right? Recently, a post surfaced on social media claiming that a couple was witnessed watching a movie at a theater with a newborn baby. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:25 PM

55 Unresolved Missing Persons Cases in Gyeonggi Southern Province to Be Investigated It has been confirmed that there are 55 unresolved missing persons cases from the past three years in the southern Gyeonggi Province region where the whereabouts of the subjects have not yet been verified. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:25 PM

Prosecutors Add Bribery Charges for Police Officers Who Leaked Wanted Information to Private Detective An investigative team that uncovered bribery charges against police officers who leaked wanted-person information to a private detective has been selected as an exemplary case by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:18 PM

Luxury Car Sparks Multi-Vehicle Collision in Central Seoul at Midnight: 1 in Cardiac Arrest, 3 Injured Four people were injured, including one who was rushed to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest, after a luxury foreign vehicle crashed into motorcycles and other vehicles in downtown Seoul. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:16 PM

Chinese Lecturer Refuses Psychopathy Test in Student Murder Case It has been confirmed that a Chinese part-time university lecturer, who was arrested on charges of murdering a Chinese international student, has refused to undergo a psychopathy diagnostic test by the police. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:15 PM

Today's Major News 1. The death toll from the massive floods in Nepal has surpassed 390, with around 1,400 people still missing. SBS Aug 28, 2026 12:06 PM