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News Briefing: Key Stories... Arrest Imminent for 30-Something Public Official Accused of Murdering Wife Amid Divorce Suit 1. The government announced the basic framework for the second round of relocations for central administrative and public agencies today . SBS Sep 3, 2026 2:11 PM

Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae: "No Presidential Responsibility for Provincial Financial Difficulties" Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae has announced that she will not pursue any new projects related to her campaign pledges this year or next year. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:58 PM

"I Spilled Food on the Rainy Road"... Customer's Unexpected Reaction That Touched Delivery Driver's Heart A delivery driver reportedly slipped on a rainy road and spilled a significant amount of food while on the job. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:39 PM

Tugboat That Capsized Off Busan Accused of Accident While Turning; Search Area Expanded The tugboat, carrying eight people, capsized off Oryukdo while towing a merchant vessel, leaving one dead and one rescued so far. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:35 PM

Government to Manage Crowds at 50 Festivals Including Seoul Fireworks Festival and Andong Mask Dance Festival The Ministry will dispatch pre-inspection teams and on-site situation managers to these festival and event venues to focus on inspecting whether safety management plans have been established, on-site safety personnel are deployed, facility safety is managed, and bottleneck areas such as entrances, stairs, and alleys are monitored. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:28 PM

HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Forwarded to Prosecutors Without Detention Over Alleged Capital Markets Act Violations HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, who has been accused of deceiving investors and reaping massive illegal profits during the process of HYBE's initial public offering, has been forwarded to the prosecutors. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:18 PM

Kim Seung-won Denies COVID-19 Treatment Lobbying Allegations, Citing Public Interest Grievance Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, countered allegations today regarding his suspected involvement in lobbying for a COVID-19 treatment, stating, "It was not illegal lobbying, but a simple forwarding of a public interest grievance explicitly permitted under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act for lawmakers." Kim's confirmation hearing preparation team stated through a media announcement today, "This was a request made during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that the clinical trial procedures for a domestic small and medium-sized enterprise were not unfairly delayed." The preparation team added, "We did not demand treatment approval, priority review, relaxed standards, or procedural exemptions," and noted, "Even prosecutors did not conclude that the act of forwarding a grievance itself was unlawful." The preparation team explained that prosecutors judged it difficult to view the request—solely asking for expedited processing of the clinical trial plan approval considering the pandemic situation at the time—as illegal lobbying. SBS Sep 3, 2026 1:18 PM

MU:CON 2026 Runs Through Tomorrow with Showcases by 42 Local Acts The global music fair MU:CON 2026 is being held through tomorrow at the Cube Convention Center in Sangam-dong and the Yongsan Park in Seoul. SBS Sep 3, 2026 12:42 PM

Yeosu Buzzes Ahead of World Island Expo Opening: "We Will Approach You First" With the opening of the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo just two days away, all of Yeosu is bustling with preparations to welcome visitors. SBS Sep 3, 2026 12:36 PM

Spent 10 Billion Won in Taxpayers' Money... Absurd and Flawed Climate Reports Last month, we reported that climate crisis adaptation action reports compiled by local governments across the country every five years are completely out of touch with reality. SBS Sep 3, 2026 12:30 PM