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Korail Subsidiary Employees Caught Stealing Passenger Cash and Drinking During Night Shifts Employees at subsidiaries of the Korea Railroad Corporation have been caught stealing cash from passengers' wallets left behind on trains and drinking alcohol dozens of times while on night duty. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:28 PM

Samsung Refrigerators Malfunction After Update Right Before Chuseok, Sparking Outrage Just ahead of the Chuseok holiday, consumers are voicing intense frustration as Samsung Electronics' latest refrigerators suddenly powered down and stopped working following a software update. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:21 PM

Gov't Drops 'Stand on Both Sides' Escalator Campaign for Three Core Safety Rules The Ministry stated that it will pursue follow-up measures based on the results of the "Open Discussion on Improving Escalator Safety Usage Culture," which was held with some 200 citizens and experts at Yonsei University's Baekyangnuri on August 29. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:15 PM

Interior Minister Yoon Ho-jung to Attend UN High-Level Social and Solidarity Economy Meeting, Share South Korea's Institutionalization Experience The meeting, held on the occasion of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, will be attended by 14 countries, including member states of the Group of Friends of the Social and Solidarity Economy. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:12 PM

Busan Strengthens Safety Management for Crowds Visiting North Port to See Sharks During Chuseok Holiday The Busan Metropolitan Government announced that it will strengthen safety management during the Chuseok holiday as the number of visitors coming to see the sharks appearing in the North Port artificial waterway continues to increase. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:10 PM

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Wishes Recovery for Injured DMZ Soldiers, Calls for Thorough Investigation In a post on his social media account, Mayor Oh wrote, "My heart is heavy with the news that military service members have been injured in an explosion in the DMZ. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:07 PM

"We Offer Our Condolences"... 'Silmido' Subtitle Changed After 23 Years According to the Ministry of National Defense on September 23, CJ ENM, the film's distributor, accepted a request from the bereaved families' association of the Silmido victims and has been broadcasting the modified introductory subtitle before the movie starts since September 4. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:07 PM

Kakao Union Holds Protest in Front of Court After Merger Block Fails According to the information and communications technology industry today , the Kakao branch of the Korean Chemical, Food and Allied Industry Workers' Union carried out a picketing demonstration near the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, condemning Kakao's corporate split and the departure of management at Tapas, its North American story platform subsidiary. SBS Sep 23, 2026 3:00 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Hwaseong Resource Recycling Facility, Extinguished in 3 Hours A fire broke out at a resource recycling facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and was extinguished in about three hours. SBS Sep 23, 2026 2:18 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Yeongdeungpo Building in Seoul; One Injured A fire broke out at a building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, and was extinguished in about 30 minutes. SBS Sep 23, 2026 2:13 PM