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Songpa's Geoyeo Saemaul Public Redevelopment Gains Momentum to Supply 1,700 Households The public redevelopment project in Geoyeo Saemaul, Songpa-gu, Seoul, has completed its project implementation plan authorization and is accelerating its push toward construction to supply 1,700 households. SBS Sep 8, 2026 2:39 PM

Subcontracting Banned in Public Sector… Wages for Contract Workers to Be Paid Separately When public institutions disburse payments to primary contractors, they must separately allocate and pay workers' wages. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:38 PM

Korean Air Faces First Potential Pilot Strike in 10 Years, Files for Dispute Mediation The Korean Air Pilots Union announced that it applied for labor dispute mediation with the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission on the 7th after failing to reach an agreement in negotiations for the 2024 collective agreement and the 2025 wage agreement. SBS Sep 8, 2026 1:33 PM

Nominal GDP Growth Hits 47-Year High, Driven by Semiconductors and Recovery in Consumption Boosted by increases in exports and consumption, the South Korean economy grew 0.6% in the second quarter of this year. SBS Sep 8, 2026 12:15 PM

Q2 Nominal GDP Growth Hits 47-Year High... "Possibility of $40,000 Per Capita" South Korea's economy continued its solid growth momentum in the second quarter of this year, driven by concurrent increases in exports and private consumption. SBS Sep 8, 2026 11:45 AM

Korea Customs Service Detects 1.076 Trillion Won in Tax Evasion and Violations from January to July The scale of tax evasion and regulatory violations caught by customs authorities from January to this July has been tallied at 1.076 trillion won. SBS Sep 8, 2026 11:39 AM

Ministry to Supply 22,000 Tons of Stockpiled Seafood with Discounts of Up to 50% The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will monitor the prices of major seasonal items daily and supply 22,000 tons of government-stockpiled seafood to stabilize seafood prices ahead of the Chuseok holiday. SBS Sep 8, 2026 11:38 AM

KOSPI Nears 7,000 Milestone… Why Semiconductor Stocks Surged Together As U.S. artificial intelligence company OpenAI unveiled its new model "Astra," domestic semiconductor stocks surged. SBS Sep 8, 2026 10:47 AM

KOSPI Reclaims 7,000 Mark Led by Semiconductor Stocks, KOSDAQ Also Rises As of 9:02 a.m. today, the KOSPI stood at 7,047.91, up 52.52 points from the previous session. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:55 AM

Get Up to 100,000 Won for Island Travel Next Month: How to Apply It is time for Friendly Economy on Tuesday, and reporter Han Jiyeon is here with us. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:49 AM