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Government Warns Middle East Tensions Could Limit Job Growth, Youth Employment Remains Difficult The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Economy and Finance are scheduled to move into the building sequentially. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:12 AM

"Embarrassing Details Leaked," 220,000 Users Panic... Hit Again After Blocking Personal information of 220,000 users has been leaked from Gangnam Unni, South Korea's largest medical aesthetic information platform. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:12 AM

Samsung Electronics Inter-corporate Union Pushes for Shift to Semiconductor-Focused Union, General Meeting Set for Next Month Amid ongoing conflicts between unions surrounding demands for the integrated distribution of performance bonuses using company-wide financial resources, this move is interpreted as an effort to reorganize the organization around the DS division. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:07 AM

Park Hong-keun: "Ability to Service Debt Matters More Than Size; It Is Fully Manageable" From left: Kang Young-gyu, Director-General for Future Strategy Planning; Vice Minister Cho Yong-beom; and Minister Park Hong-keun. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:02 AM

Coupang Grows Larger After Data Leak Incident... Monthly Payments Exceed 5 Trillion Won and User Base Hits Record High The number of users has also grown to an all-time high. Industry watchers interpret this increase in payment volume as the result of a recurring purchase structure for daily necessities and groceries built on a swift delivery system, combined with the lock-in effect of its membership program. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:00 AM

Employment Up by 184,000, But Youth Job Slump Persists and Domestic Demand Weakens The number of employed people increased by nearly 200,000 in August, showing a recovery trend. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:00 AM

Preventing Another Uiwang Station Accident: Expansion of Wireless Train Shunting Systems Pursued The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today that it is pushing to expand wireless-controlled train shunting systems to prevent the recurrence of accidents during vehicle shunting operations. SBS Sep 9, 2026 9:55 AM

South Korea Nears $40,000 Per Capita Income, but Why Is Daily Life Still Tough? Is Per Capita Income Finally Reaching $40,000? A per capita gross national income of $40,000—reaching the benchmark of a bona fide advanced economy—is now just around the corner. SBS Sep 9, 2026 9:15 AM

Gyeonggi Province House Prices Surge on Semiconductor Boom: Dongtan Ranks First in Growth Rate It is time for Friendly Economy on Wednesday, and reporter Han Jiyeon is here with us. SBS Sep 9, 2026 9:12 AM

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