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Farmers Express Anger Over Comprehensive Farmland Inspection; President Lee Steps In As the government conducts a nationwide comprehensive inspection of farmland, concerns are growing among farmers. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:55 PM

Money Gets More Expensive: Japan Follows US in Raising Benchmark Interest Rates When quoting or reporting this broadcast, please accurately attribute the program name to SBS <News Hunters>. SBS Sep 18, 2026 7:28 PM

Gov't Dismisses 'November Crude Oil Crisis' Rumors, Says Over 70% of Supply Secured The government has dismissed rumors of a "November crisis," stating that more than 70% of the crude oil supply for November has already been secured. SBS Sep 18, 2026 6:30 PM

Maximum Oil Prices Frozen for 4 More Weeks... Focus Placed on Stabilizing Public Livelihoods Despite Oil Price Surge The government will freeze the domestic maximum prices of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, for an additional four weeks. SBS Sep 18, 2026 6:18 PM

Is 'AI Layoffs' Just an Excuse? The Real Motives of Big Tech Revealed in Blind Data from Korea and the U.S. What kind of new recruits do senior employees at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix prefer the most? The information job seekers are most curious about! Catch it next week on ! Blind is a platform where 91% of employees at South Korea's top 1,000 companies by market capitalization are registered. SBS Sep 18, 2026 6:11 PM

Real Estate Outperforms S&P 500: Seoul Real Estate Yields Nearly Double Kospi Over 20 Years Over the past 20 years, the average annual return on real estate in Seoul, factoring in taxes and opportunity costs, was nearly double that of the Kospi, data showed. SBS Sep 18, 2026 5:36 PM

Foreigners Return as Net Buyers After 8 Sessions; Kospi Closes Up 2.66% Boosted by overnight strength on Wall Street and the return of foreign investors, the Kospi rose more than 2% today, reclaiming the 6,890 level. SBS Sep 18, 2026 5:03 PM

Last Year's Public Sector Deficit Hits Record High of 83 Trillion Won... "May Turn to Surplus Next Year" This resulted from a significant increase in private transfer expenditures driven by the implementation of two supplementary budgets for people's livelihoods, along with higher government consumption fueled by an increase in health insurance benefit payouts. SBS Sep 18, 2026 5:01 PM

First South Korean Container Ship on Arctic Route Trial Arrives at Final European Port of Gdańsk The Panstar Akro, which has embarked on South Korea's first trial voyage of a container ship along the Arctic route, has arrived in Gdańsk, Poland, its final European port of call. SBS Sep 18, 2026 3:46 PM

Lee Hyung-il Visits Traditional Market: "Striving to Ease Livelihood Burdens and Boost Small Business Competitiveness" ▲ Nominee for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyun… SBS Sep 18, 2026 2:08 PM