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Aviation Industry Invests 13.3 Trillion Won in Safety Last Year, Introduces 43 New Aircraft The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today that it analyzed the 2025 aviation safety investment performance and 2026-2027 investment plans of 17 domestic airlines, Incheon International Airport Corporation, and Korea Airports Corporation, revealing these figures. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:49 AM

August Agricultural Prices Drop 6.7%, Livestock Rises 1.5% Livestock prices rose by 1.5%, showing a slowed upward trend. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on September 2 that this was revealed in the August consumer price index survey compiled by the National Data Agency. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:46 AM

Promising Small Business Owners to Get Higher Bank Loans... Pilot Program Launched in Banking Sector Small business owners with high growth potential will now be able to secure higher loan limits from banks through specialized credit scoring . SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:42 AM

FSS to Pilot AI for Civil Petitions and Disputes, Automating Draft Responses The Financial Supervisory Service is accelerating its digital transformation by introducing artificial intelligence to handle civil petitions and disputes starting this month. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:39 AM

August Inflation Hits 3.1% Driven by Telecom Base Effect South Korea's consumer price inflation rebounded to the 3% range last month for the first time in two months. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:39 AM

Rising Rates Dim Bogeumjari Loan Appeal, July Sales Hit 13-Month Low According to the Korea Housing Finance Corporation , new Bogeumjari Loan sales in July reached 1.6127 trillion won, a sharp 25.4% plunge from June . SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:37 AM

FTC Launches On-Site Probe into Coupang 8 Days After Withdrawal Amid Allegations of Fair Trade Act Violations It has been confirmed that the Fair Trade Commission has launched another on-site investigation into Coupang, just 8 days after withdrawing "empty-handed." According to industry sources today , the FTC conducted an on-site inspection at Coupang's headquarters in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, yesterday . SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:34 AM

"2 Billion Won for Standard Units" Spreading to Seoul's Outer Skirts... Trading Concentrated There Too We have reporter Han Jiyeon with us for "Friendly Economy" on this Wednesday. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:20 AM

"I Bought 6 Bananas Just to Get a Refund": The Secret Behind the 400 Billion Won Trapped in Starbucks ⚡ Quick Summary Customer prepaid balances accumulated on Starbucks cards have reached 427.6 billion won, yet consumers can only receive a cash refund for the remaining balance after spending at least 60% of the last charged amount. SBS Sep 2, 2026 9:02 AM

Preventing Foreign Nationals from Exploiting Pension Loopholes After Working Just One Month Recently, the loophole in the National Pension system allowing foreign nationals to receive pensions for life after working for just one month became a controversy. SBS Sep 2, 2026 8:39 AM