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Seoul Apartment Prices Rise for 84th Consecutive Week Despite Weakness in Gangnam 3 Districts, Nearing Record Streak (File Photo: Yonhap News) Apartment sales prices in Seoul have risen for the 84th consecutive week, bringing them extremely close to the all-time record for the longest upward streak. SBS Sep 17, 2026 2:15 PM

FSS: 'Interest Rates Are the Most Immediate Risk... Closely Monitoring Financial Burden' ▲ Financial Supervisory Service building The Financial Supervisory Service stat… SBS Sep 17, 2026 2:15 PM

Koreans Face Deficits in Youth Due to Education Costs and in Old Age Due to Medical Expenses Conversely, they recorded the largest deficit at age 16, when education spending surges due to college entrance preparations and other factors, and they enter another deficit phase later in life driven by medical expenses. SBS Sep 17, 2026 1:27 PM

76.5% of Companies to Take 4-Day Chuseok Break... Bonus Payout Rate Drops to 61% The proportion of companies providing Chuseok bonuses decreased compared to last year. SBS Sep 17, 2026 1:21 PM

Fair Trade Commission Initiates Sanctions Against Four Companies for Collusion in Digital Textbook Tablet Bids The FTC's secretariat announced on September 17 that it has submitted an examination report containing recommendations for sanctions to the commission regarding the alleged bid-rigging for digital textbook tablet computers by four tablet computer manufacturing and sales businesses: Ibridge, Atec Computer, Uniwide, and ForYou Digital. SBS Sep 17, 2026 1:20 PM

LH Union Threatens General Strike Against Spin-Off, Enters Dispute Procedures The labor union of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation has announced that its 8,000-plus members will launch a general strike if the government pushes ahead with plans to split and dismantle the corporation. SBS Sep 17, 2026 1:15 PM

Real-Residency Grace Period for Land Transaction Permit System Extended Until the End of Next Year The grace period for the actual residency obligation applied when homeless buyers purchase houses with tenants in land transaction permission zones has been extended until the end of next year. SBS Sep 17, 2026 12:34 PM

"Unidentified Impurities" Even Counterfeit Mounjaro... A Serious Situation As obesity treatments like Mounjaro and Wegovy gain popularity, illegal imports from overseas have surged. SBS Sep 17, 2026 12:28 PM

Namsan Cable Car Monopoly to Be Blocked... Tramway Business License Capped at 20 Years Chief of Staff to the President Kang Hoon-sik pointed out on the 1st that persistent complaints regarding the service quality of the Namsan Cable Car business stem from its monopolistic operation maintained for over 60 years. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:25 AM

Homeplus Initiates Sale of Hypermarket Business and Closed Store Real Estate Homeplus is holding the "Homepl is Back" promotional event ahead of Chuseok, offering up to 40% off all Korean beef products and U.S. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:25 AM