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Ministry of Trade Holds High-Level Talks with EU on New Trade Regulations, Urges "No Disadvantages" The South Korean government held high-level consultations with the European Commission, requesting that Seoul's positions be actively reflected in the legislation and detailed implementation criteria of the EU's new trade regulations. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:49 AM

Korea Consumer Agency Issues Consumer Warning Over Delivery and Refund Delays at Online Shopping Mall 'Flyday' The Korea Consumer Agency announced today that 102 consumer consultations related to Flyday were filed with the 1372 Consumer Counseling Center between January and August of this year. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:47 AM

HUG to Take Charge of LH Jeonse Rental Guarantee Insurance Affecting 200,000 Households Annually LH announced today that it signed a business agreement with HUG on jeonse deposit return guarantees for jeonse rental housing, which will take effect starting October 1. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:43 AM

Koo Yun-cheol: Highway Fuel Prices to Be Cut by 100 Won per Liter During Chuseok Holiday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol announced today that "during the Chuseok holiday from September 24 to 27, fuel prices at highway gas stations nationwide will be reduced by 100 won per liter compared to the 17th, with the public sector sharing the burden of high oil prices." Presiding over an emergency economic headquarters meeting and economic ministers' meeting at the Government Complex-Sejong today, Deputy Prime Minister Koo made the remarks while stating that the discount will be implemented at 226 state-managed highway gas stations operated by the Korea Expressway Corporation. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:20 AM

Ham-Free Gimbap, Paid Rice: Changing Restaurant Landscapes Ham is an indispensable ingredient when it comes to gimbap. Recently, however, restaurants have started selling gimbap without ham. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:37 AM

72 Billion Won Worth of Seoul Love Gift Certificates Available on First-Come Basis... 5% Discount and 2% Refund [Friendly Economy] 〈Anchor〉 It is Friday, time for Friendly Economy with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, what do you have for us today ? 〈Reporter〉 A 72 billion won scale of metropolitan Seoul Love Gift Certificates, which can be used at affiliate stores across all 25 districts in Seoul, will be released on a first-come, first-served basis starting at noon today. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:17 AM

"An Intelligence Humans Cannot Read Has Emerged": Is GPT-6 Starting to Cross the Line? ⚡ Key Summary OpenAI's Astra undergoes a much shorter thinking process than existing models while demonstrating overwhelming problem-solving capabilities, making human monitoring and reasoning increasingly difficult. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:02 AM

New York Stock Exchange Rebounds Across the Board as Interest Rate Hike Resolves Uncertainty Here is the New York stock market. The three major U.S. stock indices rebounded across the board after four trading days. SBS Sep 18, 2026 7:50 AM

"Identical Syringes" Imported Cheaply… 'Counterfeits' Mixed with Impurities The illegal importation of obesity treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy from overseas has been increasing significantly. SBS Sep 18, 2026 7:41 AM

Investing in Government Bonds via Retirement Pensions Sees Strong Response in First Subscription Starting this month, it has become possible to invest in individual government bonds using retirement pension accounts. SBS Sep 18, 2026 7:39 AM