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Man in 50s Sentenced to Prison for Killing Brother and Attacking Elderly Mother Amid Financial Strain and Caregiving Burden According to the legal community, the Suwon District Court Criminal Division 13 (Presiding Judge Jang Seok-jun) sentenced the defendant, surnamed A, to 10 years in prison on charges of murder and attempted patricide/matricide. SBS Aug 30, 2026 12:44 PM

Police Recover More Remains of Murdered Chinese Student in Gyeongsan Some of the remains of a female Chinese student in her 20s, who was murdered by a Chinese university lecturer in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, have been additionally discovered. SBS Aug 30, 2026 12:10 PM

Another Korail Worker Dies in Accident; Ministry Steps In A Korail worker has died after being crushed by a train this morning at Uiwang Station on the Gbu Line. SBS Aug 30, 2026 11:26 AM

Korea Gas Safety Corporation Employee Given Suspended Prison Sentence for Following and Harassing Subordinate for 30 Minutes Cheongju District Court's Chungju Branch Judge Kim Yeon-soo, presiding over Criminal Division 1, announced that the defendant, identified as A, was sentenced to eight months in prison with one year of probation on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. SBS Aug 30, 2026 11:24 AM

Ministry of Justice Holds Seminar on Establishing Correction Agency: "Urgent Need for Independent External Agency" The seminar was held under the slogan, "A Grand Transformation of Correctional Administration Toward a Society Where Citizens Feel Safe, and the Establishment of the Correction Agency." At the event, the Correctional Future Innovation Task Force of the Ministry of Justice explained the progress made in pushing for the establishment of the Correction Agency, as well as the intent and main contents of the Government Organization Act amendment bill proposed on March 18. SBS Aug 30, 2026 10:31 AM

Police Recover Additional Body Parts of Murdered Chinese Student in Gyeongsan Police investigating the murder of a Chinese international student in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, have additionally recovered parts of the victim's body. SBS Aug 30, 2026 10:17 AM

Parts of Body Recovered in Murder of Chinese Student in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province The Gyeongsan Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province announced that they additionally recovered parts of the victim's body on the 29th while searching the disposal site stated by the suspect, a Chinese man in his 30s surnamed Jeong. SBS Aug 30, 2026 10:08 AM

Court Rules Military Officials' Outdoor Overnight Camping Training Does Not Violate Fundamental Rights The Seoul Administrative Court's Administrative Division 11 (Presiding Judge Kim Jun-young) recently ruled against the plaintiff, a military civilian employee surnamed Jung, in a lawsuit filed against the National Human Rights Commission seeking the cancellation of its decision to dismiss an administrative appeal. SBS Aug 30, 2026 10:08 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Anseong Smart Logistics Center... One Firefighter Injured today. Firefighter A, in his 30s, reportedly suffered a cut about 3 centimeters long on his index finger while removing sandwich panels. SBS Aug 30, 2026 9:27 AM

"I Ate Chinese Cabbage Every Day, What Do I Do?"… Why Detecting 'Carcinogen' Still Leaves Questions Controversies over the safety of Chinese food products resurface whenever people start to forget, and this time it is cabbage. SBS Aug 30, 2026 9:05 AM