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7 Injured in Collision Between 6.5-Ton Truck and Daycare Van in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province The collision occurred at around 3:10 PM today on a street in Seongyeon-myeon, Seosan, involving a 6.5-ton truck and a daycare van. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:01 PM

Well-Known Author Indicted for Stockpiling 1,600 Copies of Own Book to Boost Bestseller Ranking The Goyang branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office announced today that it has indicted a male author in his 40s, surnamed Lee, and a publishing company representative in their 50s without detention on charges of violating the Publication and Printing Industry Promotion Act. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:00 PM

Incheon Family Park to Advance Columbarium Opening Hours to Ease Chuseok Holiday Congestion The Incheon Metropolitan City government announced that all facilities within the family park will operate normally during the holiday period, and the opening hours of the columbarium will be moved up from 8:00 AM to 6:00 AM from the 24th to the 26th. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:58 PM

Husband in His 60s Who Went to Play Tennis While Wife Collapsed Bleeding Receives Suspended Sentence Again Incheon District Court Criminal Appellate Division 5-2 (Presiding Judge Yoon Hye-jeong) sentenced A, a 65-year-old man indicted without detention on charges of abandonment resulting in injury, to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 2-year probation, upholding the lower court's ruling, during his appellate sentencing hearing today . SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:55 PM

Bodycams Claimed to Be Made in Taiwan... "Was Police Evidence Sent to China?" Police have launched an investigation following allegations that bodycams introduced by the police last year are actually of Chinese manufacture, violating the original bidding qualifications. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:55 PM

Yong Hye-in's Political Funds Used for Husband's Salary? Police Launch Investigation Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, has faced a complaint alleging preferential treatment regarding her spouse's salary, which has been assigned to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, prompting police to launch an investigation. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:55 PM

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won Accepts 700 Billion Won in Asset Division, Will Contest Only 244 Billion Won Legal circles reported that Chairman Chey's legal team submitted an application to reduce the scope of their appeal to the court on August 31. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:55 PM

Seoul City Bus Labor and Management Remain at Odds in First Mediation Meeting; Strike Looming on Sept. 16 9. Labor and management representatives for Seoul's city buses, who have been at odds over matters such as the calculation standards for ordinary wages, failed to narrow their differences during the first mediation meeting held by the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission on Sept. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:46 PM

Gyeonggi Province Sets Next Year's Living Wage at 12,995 Won, Up 3.5% Converted to a monthly salary, this amounts to 2,715,955 won (based on 209 hours of work per month). SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:36 PM

70-Year-Old Man Dies in Container Crushing Accident Due to Jammed Lock At around 1:40 p.m. today , a man in his 70s working on container transport at a yard in Hang-dong 7-ga, Jemulpo-gu, Incheon, was caught between a container and a truck. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:31 PM