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President Lee: Project to Proceed on Condition of Commercial Viability and Compliance with Legal Procedures President Lee Jae-myung explained that South Korea will proceed with the "Alaska LNG project" on the condition that its commercial viability is verified. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:36 PM

North Korea Claims It "Never Crossed," but Refuses Talks Despite Differing Border Standards South Korea's military and the United Nations Command have assessed that North Korean troops crossed the Military Demarcation Line, but North Korea claims otherwise. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:35 PM

President Lee Calls DMZ Blast 'Untoward Accident,' Urges North Korea to Join in Restoring Trust Today , President Lee Jae-myung referred to an incident in which South Korean service members were injured by a landmine planted by the North Korean military as an "untoward accident." Speaking at an Armed Forces Day ceremony, he offered words of comfort to the troops, but made no mention of North Korea's responsibility. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:35 PM

Four Key Leadership Posts Remain Vacant; Blue House Says Kim Ji-yong Is Not 'Pro-Yoon' Even though a new criminal justice system is set to launch tomorrow , the key leadership posts to head it remain vacant. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:35 PM

Ha Jun-kyung Named New Policy Chief; Moon Shin-hak Appointed Senior Secretary for Economic Growth President Lee Jae-myung has promoted Senior Secretary for Economic Growth Ha Jun… SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:31 PM

Media Commission Approves Hearing on Eugene ENT, YTN's Largest Shareholder, to Be Held in October The commission held its 38th plenary meeting at the Government Complex Gwacheon on the morning of September 28 and passed the measure with a majority vote of the attending commissioners. SBS Oct 1, 2026 8:09 PM

Foreign Ministry Says Communicating with Ukraine over Disclosure of North Korean POW Repatriation South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it is continuing communication through diplomatic channels with Ukraine regarding Kyiv's unilateral disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. SBS Oct 1, 2026 7:35 PM

Gov't Discusses Preventing Overseas Tech Leaks; PM Han Calls to Strengthen Effectiveness of Punishments The government held a meeting on measures to prevent overseas technology leaks at the Government Complex Seoul on Thursday , presided over by Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, to discuss institutional improvements to block overseas leaks of technologies in key industries such as semiconductors. SBS Oct 1, 2026 7:33 PM

Prime Minister Han: "Targeting Year-End Launch of AX Innovation App Market for Public Sector" ▲ Prime Minister Han Seong-sook speaks at an artificial intelligence administra… SBS Oct 1, 2026 7:22 PM

Massive Airstrikes Across Ukraine: Foreign Ministry Reviews Safety Measures The ministry held a joint headquarters-embassy situation review meeting today with the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, presided over by Jo Joo-sung, Director-General for Overseas Safety Planning. SBS Oct 1, 2026 7:22 PM