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Ministry of Employment and Labor Conducts Second Search and Seizure at HL Mando over Subcontractor Worker's Death Labor authorities investigating the death of a young subcontractor worker who was crushed in a machine at automotive parts manufacturer HL Mando's Pyeongtaek plant in Gyeonggi Province have launched a second compulsory investigation. SBS Sep 14, 2026 10:03 AM

Chuseok Holiday Payment Dates Shift: What to Check for Stocks and Housing Pensions If you have loan interest or credit card payment dates falling during the upcoming Chuseok holiday, the payment dates will automatically be postponed if they overlap with the holiday. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:57 AM

Seoul Love Gift Certificates Go on Sale: Key Details for Chuseok Shopping Seoul Love Gift Certificates go on sale starting today . They are expected to ease the financial burden of grocery shopping ahead of the Chuseok holiday. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:57 AM

One-Year-Olds with 40 Million Won in Financial Income... The Scale of Minor Investment Returns This hot topic is about infants earning 40 million won a year in interest and dividends. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:57 AM

Non-Gangnam Housing Prices Catch Up to Seoul Median as Price Gap Narrows According to an analysis released today by the proptech platform Zigbang based on actual transaction prices from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the median actual transaction price per square meter of private use area for apartments in Seoul stood at 12.68 million won in both January and August. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:48 AM

Corporate Tax Revenue Projected to Surpass Income Tax for First in 15 Years on Semiconductor Boom Fueled by the semiconductor boom, corporate tax revenue will exceed 200 trillion won for the first time in history. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:41 AM

KB Financial Nominee Lee Jae-keun Emphasizes Generational Shift by Capability and Decentralization Lee Jae-keun, who has been recommended as the candidate for the next chairman of KB Financial Group, stated today , "I will play a major role in helping KB Financial establish itself as a leading financial group beyond South Korea and into the global market." Arriving at the headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on this day, Lee met with reporters and said, "I find myself wondering what being number one among domestic financial groups even means anymore." He added, "KB Financial posted record-high performance in the first half of the year, and its stock price is also breaking records. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:41 AM

Investigation Into Concealed Assets Absurdly Leaked to Target... KDIC and Crypto Exchange Fail to Coordinate Due to a breakdown in coordination between the KDIC and the exchange, setbacks have occurred in tracking concealed assets, with critics pointing out that this could have escalated into a "massive accident" if the scale had been larger. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:39 AM

Bank Credit Line Balances Approach 70 Trillion Won... Debt Up 6 Trillion Won Despite Flat Account Numbers While the number of accounts has remained virtually flat, the average loan balance per account has grown rapidly. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:36 AM

147 FSS Employees Caught Violating Stock Trading Rules Over Past 6 Years... Only 4 Disciplined With financial investment product holdings increasing by more than 50% over the past six years or so, critics point out that internal controls need to be strengthened. SBS Sep 14, 2026 9:34 AM