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"World's Coolest Neighborhood"... South Korea Takes No. 1 Is there a neighborhood in Korea that has been ranked as the coolest neighborhood in the world? Jongno 3-ga in Seoul has claimed the No. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:20 AM

Assaulting a Gyeongbokgung Guard, Urination… Why Can't They Be Punished? With a recent surge in visitors to royal palaces and royal tombs, damage and vandalism have been occurring continuously in various places. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:20 AM

Not Guilty Despite Falsified Sea Service Records Without Boarding Vessels... Court Rules It Is Merely 'Proof of Fact' Busan District Court Judge Huh Seongmin announced today that all 10 defendants, including Mr. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:13 AM

Gyeonggi Province Ends Public Feedback on Petition Demanding Choo Mi-ae's Departure from Party, Citing Ineligibility The petition in question previously met the threshold for a gubernatorial response after garnering more than 12,000 signatures within three days of being posted. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:13 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (September 18, 2026) 1. Kim Seung-won's Confirmation Report Adopted Unilaterally..Committee Meetings Canceled in Retaliation The confirmation hearing report for Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, who has been embroiled in allegations of lobbying the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, was adopted led by the Democratic Party. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:08 AM

'AI Godfather' Hinton Warns US May Lose Control Within a Year Without Safety Guardrails Capitol in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2026. Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the "godfather of artificial intelligence" and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, warned on September 16 that the U.S. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:07 AM

Shinhan Bank Selected as Incheon's Primary Treasury Bank... Continuing 20-Year Legacy Incheon City announced that it held a treasury designation deliberation committee yesterday and chose Shinhan Bank as the preferred bidder for the primary treasury. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:57 AM

Public Uproar Over Government Debt Relief: "Why Should We Pay for Others' Debts?" vs. "It's a Social Debt" As the government has introduced a debt-adjustment policy to relieve small business owners who accumulated debt during the COVID-19 pandemic, fierce social controversy has erupted over the measure. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:35 AM

"Even Used Cars Aren't Bought Like This"... Flawed Procedures for Firefighting Helicopters Linked to Public Safety The Korea Forest Service has contracted a total of seven helicopters with a U.S. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:04 AM

Prosecutors Clear Former Anti-Corruption Commission Official Over Corruption Investigation Office Indictment Demand In March, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Shin Do-wook) issued a non-indictment disposition for former ACRC official Lim, who faced charges of violating the Act on Testimony and Appraisal Before the National Assembly. SBS Sep 18, 2026 9:01 AM