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Parallel Standoff Over 'Re-Nomination' Reconfirmed: Will Supreme Court Vacancy Drag On? The parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court, which ran late into the night yesterday , concluded without finding a clear solution to resolve the vacancy among Supreme Court justices amid the ongoing dispute over the refusal to re-nominate a candidate. SBS Oct 7, 2026 11:49 PM

Clashes over 'The Assassin(s)' at Parliamentary Audit: "Third-Rate Conspiracy Theory" vs. "Censoring Minds" Today , parliamentary audit committee rooms across the National Assembly were heated with intense debates over the film 'The Assassin'. SBS Oct 7, 2026 11:47 PM

"Female Test-Takers' High Heels Cause Noise Nuisance": Personnel Chief Apologizes After Backlash Choi Dong-seok, Minister of Personnel Management, sparked intense backlash after suggesting that shoe covers should be worn at civil service interview sites because the clicking noise of shoes is distracting. SBS Oct 7, 2026 11:24 PM

"North Korea Flustered by Our Response" vs. "Is Mine Clearance a Resolute Response?" Regarding the landmine explosion incident, North Korea's Foreign Ministry issued a statement only late yesterday afternoon , a day after our military announced its final investigation findings. SBS Oct 7, 2026 11:11 PM

"Gradual Reduction and Eventual Abolition of Military Exemptions Is the Goal"... Lawmakers Offer Divergent Alternatives During the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of National Defense held today , Minister Kang Shin-chul stated that the goal regarding the recently controversial military service exemption system is to "gradually scale it back and ultimately abolish it." While the political arena spoke with one voice for the first time in a long while on the need to overhaul the military exemption system, the proposed solutions were split in multiple directions. SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:58 PM

"K-Pop Has Hit Its Limits": JYP Speaks Out in Resolute Remarks Park Jinyoung, co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, appeared as a witness today at the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, held by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee in Yeouido, Seoul. SBS Oct 7, 2026 8:49 PM

"Played Only for Military Exemption": Outrage Boils Over Military Privileges... Headed for Abolition? When quoting this interview, please credit the program name 'SBS <News Hunters>'. SBS Oct 7, 2026 7:30 PM

A Truly 'Resolute Response'? When to Deploy 'Nuclear-Grade' Weapon… Jeon In-bum: "Defectors Testified to Fleeing After Hearing K-Pop" Criticism continues to mount, primarily from opposition parties, over the government's response to the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone . SBS Oct 7, 2026 6:33 PM

First Lady Kim Hye-kyung: "Everyone Should Enjoy Culture and Daily Life Regardless of Disability" First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, the spouse of President Lee Jae-myung, visited an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of Hunmaengjeongeum, the Korean Braille system, today , two days ahead of Hangeul Day. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:40 PM

"A Censorship Board?" "Third-Rate Conspiracy Theory": Clashes over 'The Assassin(s)' at Parliamentary Audit At the National Assembly's ongoing parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the ruling and opposition parties are clashing over the film 'The Assassin.' Amid an offensive by the People Power Party demanding government intervention on grounds that the movie instills a flawed view of history, the Democratic Party criticized the move as "anachronistic political censorship." Reporter Kim Jin-u reports. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:27 PM