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News Briefing: Suspect in Murder of Chinese Student Identified as 31-Year-Old Jeong Chang-seong 1. A police officer surnamed Bu, who was previously arrested on charges of falsely closing missing person reports, is now suspected of doing so in 25 additional cases, according to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:14 PM

"Police Officer Boo Marked 15 Missing Persons as Deceased Despite Confirming Their Whereabouts" 1. Investigations have revealed that a Jeju police officer who falsely closed missing person reports did so out of the burden that failing to close the cases would increase his workload. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:05 PM

Review of '3 PM Dismissal for Lower Grades' Sparks Backlash as 'Child Abuse' The commission plans to soon gather public opinion on a proposal to extend educational hours, which would push the dismissal time for first and second graders from around 1 PM to 3 PM. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:05 PM

"I Reported 5 Times": Woman in Her 30s Stabbed to Death as 'Smartwatch' Alarm Goes Off A woman in her 30s who had reported domestic violence to the police five times and received a smartwatch has tragically been stabbed to death. SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:52 PM

Screening to Be Strengthened for Foreigners' National Pension Lump-Sum Retroactive Payments... Only Actual Residency Periods Allowed The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Pension Service announced that they are improving the retroactive payment system for foreigners, as there have been cases where foreigners received pensions through retroactive contributions despite short subscription periods. SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:47 PM

Government to Add 3,851 National Public Officials Next Year, Including 1,139 Teachers and 700 Labor Inspectors The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it has finalized the scale of next year's increase in national public officials and reflected it in the government budget proposal for 2027. SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:42 PM

Seoul's 'Mirinae House' Exceeds 7,000 Units in Two Years; 38% of Newlywed Residents Give Birth After Moving In Seoul's long-term Jeonse housing for newlyweds, "Mirinae House," introduced as a countermeasure against the declining birthrate, has surpassed 7,000 units just over two years after its initial supply. SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:40 PM

Seoul to Supply 4,000 Newlywed Housing Units Annually Through 2030 Following the initial supply of Mirinae House units in July 2024, Seoul stated that it has provided a total of 7,108 units through August of this year, with plans to secure approximately 4,000 units annually moving forward. SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:36 PM

Ulsan Office of Education Strongly Opposes Grant Reform Projected to Cut 400 Billion Won The government has decided to change the method of automatically allocating a portion of internal taxes to metropolitan and provincial offices of education. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:41 PM

Major Financial Firms Moving to Jeonbuk... Push to Become a Financial Hub Jeollabuk-do is taking full-fledged steps to be designated as the country's third financial hub, differentiated from Seoul and Busan. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:37 PM