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7 Years After Constitutional Court Ruling, South Korea Moves Toward Approving Abortion Pill As we have reported on multiple occasions, seven years have passed since the Constitutional Court ruled the punishment for abortion unconstitutional, yet abortion medication remains unapproved, leaving women to take dangerous risks. SBS Sep 11, 2026 7:15 AM

Yong Hye-in Claimed She Criticized Sexist Culture, But 8-Year-Old Records Show Otherwise Yong Hye-in, a nominee for the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, admitted that she participated in a past clandestine faction known as an "underground organization" and that there was a sexist culture within it. SBS Sep 11, 2026 7:11 AM

Fire at Detached House in Yeosu Extinguished in About 1 Hour and 40 Minutes; Unidentified Person Found Dead last night and was extinguished in about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Firefighters who rushed to the scene after receiving a report discovered remains presumed to have been burned to death while clearing remaining fires inside the house and handed them over to the police. SBS Sep 11, 2026 6:43 AM

Exclusive: 'Second Jeon Cheong-jo' Goes Into Hiding After Release, Placed on Wanted List We exclusively reported last May about a case where a man in his 20s posed as a wealthy woman and carried out luxury goods fraud. SBS Sep 11, 2026 6:30 AM

Flu and COVID-19 Spread Simultaneously Ahead of Vaccination Schedule COVID-19 and the flu are currently spreading simultaneously. With vaccinations yet to begin, concerns over the spread are growing. SBS Sep 11, 2026 6:27 AM

Suspect Locked Freezer from Outside After Failed Cash Deal It has been revealed that the suspect in the Paju frozen warehouse murder case lured a woman in her 60s into the freezer and locked it with a padlock from the outside. SBS Sep 11, 2026 6:25 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. "The law permits concurrent holding of positions," she insists..Criticized by both ruling and opposition parties Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, held a press conference to state her position that she will concurrently serve as a proportional representative lawmaker and a minister. SBS Sep 11, 2026 6:07 AM

7-Year Prison Term Demanded for Man in His 60s Who Indecently Assaulted and Tried to Kidnap Middle School Girl During the sentencing hearing held by Criminal Division 2 of the Jeju District Court (presiding judge Seo Beom-wook) on the 10th, the Jeju District Prosecutors' Office requested the court to sentence the man in his 60s, identified as A, to 7 years in prison on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse . SBS Sep 11, 2026 5:18 AM

Dubbed Second Jeon Cheong-jo Goes Into Hiding After Release... Police Issue Wanted Poster We previously brought you an exclusive report last May about a case where victims dubbed a 20-year-old man the "second Jeon Cheong-jo" after he posed as a wealthy woman to pull off luxury goods scams. SBS Sep 11, 2026 12:38 AM

Seven Years After Constitutional Court Ruling, South Korea Moves to Allow Abortion Pill 'Mifegyne' We have reported several times on how women have been forced to take risks because abortion pills remain unauthorized, even though seven years have passed since the Constitutional Court ruled the punishment for abortion unconstitutional. SBS Sep 11, 2026 12:35 AM