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Gyeonggi Governor Resignation Petition Ends Early at 30,000 Signatures in Five Days According to Gyeonggi Province and other sources on today , the petition titled "I petition for the resignation of Governor Choo Mi-ae," which was uploaded to the Gyeonggi Petitions website on the 11th of this month, recorded 30,775 participants today and was classified as a "completed response" petition. SBS Sep 15, 2026 5:24 PM

Kim Dong-yeon: "Expansionary Fiscal Policy Was a Responsible Choice"... Rebutting Choo Mi-ae's "Fiscal Crisis Theory" This marks a direct rebuttal 13 days after Governor Choo publicly criticized the former administration during a provincial council session. SBS Sep 15, 2026 5:11 PM

Gas Leak on Russian Fishing Boat in Busan Leaves 5 Crew Members Injured According to the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Freon refrigerant gas leaked from a 769-ton Russian fishing boat docked at Gamcheon Port in Saha-gu, Busan, at around 8:30 a.m. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:57 PM

Oh Se-hoon's Appeal Court Submitted With Myung Tae-kyun Phone Recording… "I Did It Alone" New evidence favorable to Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has been submitted to the appeals court handling his trial over allegations that business expenses for public opinion polls were paid on his behalf by a third party. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:55 PM

Supreme Court Rules Calling Someone "Human Garbage" During Argument Does Not Constitute Insult The Supreme Court's Second Division (Presiding Justice Park Young-jae) recently overturned a lower court ruling that found the defendant, surnamed A, guilty of insult and other charges, and sent the case back to the Daegu District Court. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:53 PM

Freon Gas Leak Aboard Ship at Busan Gamcheon Port Leaves Two Russian Crew Members in Cardiac Arrest today . The accident left four Russian crew members injured, two of whom are in a state of cardiac arrest. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:48 PM

Ex-Security Service Chief Park Chong-jun Demanded 3-Year Prison Term in Appeal over 'Yoon Suk Yeol Secure Phone Deletion'; Sentencing Set for Oct. 14 Former Presidential Security Service Chief Park Chong-jun, who was acquitted in the first trial on charges of deleting secure phone information of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and others following the December 3 emergency martial law incident, faces a demand for a three-year prison term in his second trial. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:46 PM

Prosecutors Seek 2-Year Prison Term for Saekdongwon Director on Embezzlement Charges During the first trial held today before Judge Ryu Ji-mi of the Seoul Central District Court, prosecutors asked the court to sentence the director, surnamed Kim, to two years in prison on charges including embezzlement in the course of duty. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:44 PM

"We Are Not 'North Korea'—Call Us DPRK": Protests Interrupt Press Conference It has been reported that a pro-North Korean organization cheering for the North Korean delegation participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has requested the use of North Korea's official state name. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:44 PM

Businessman Yang, Suspected in 'Kim Seung-won New Drug Favor' Allegations, Appears in Public for First Time... Silent on Questions Businessman Yang, who is on trial for his involvement in the alleged "new drug clinical trial approval favor" surrounding Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, has appeared in public for the first time since the allegations surfaced. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:42 PM