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"Government's Slush Fund" vs. "Growth Engine": Clash Over Future Response Fund During the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, the ruling and opposition parties sharply clashed once again over the Future Response Fund. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:54 PM

"Bowing and Scraping Over Lee Hwa-young" vs. "Investigate Han Dong-hoon Data Leak" At the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Justice today , the ruling and opposition parties clashed fiercely from the very beginning over the proceeding procedures. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:51 PM

Kim Yo-jong Abruptly Calls Medical Aid a "Farce": What Lies Behind Her Statement? Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of North Korea's Workers' Party, claimed that the South Korean government has "begun staging yet another farce." She brought up the "medical aid to North Korea" project that the Ministry of Unification has been pursuing. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:44 PM

Landmine Explosion Judged North Korea's 'Provocation from Beginning to End' During the parliamentary audit today , the Joint Chiefs of Staff made it clear that the landmine explosion incident was "North Korea's provocation from beginning to end." The commander who ordered the so-called "unloaded-gun guard duty" also attended the audit in person to offer an explanation, but could not avoid fierce criticism from lawmakers. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:42 PM

Dispute Over 'POW Disclosure': Government Takes Strong Measure, Recalls Ambassador to Ukraine The South Korean government has strongly protested Ukraine's unilateral disclosure of the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war and decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:29 PM

NIS Excluded From North Korea Response Meeting 'at U.S. Request'... S. Korea-U.S. Cooperation Strained? It has been reported that South Korea's National Intelligence Service was unable to attend a trilateral meeting among South Korea, the United States, and Japan in June to counter North Korean cyber threats at the request of the U.S. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:15 PM

President Lee Observes in Person: "Hypersonic Missile Test-Launch Succeeds" A "hypersonic missile" being developed with our own domestic technology has succeeded in its first test-launch. SBS Oct 8, 2026 10:57 PM

Drastic Measure to Recall Ambassador over Public Clash on Repatriation of North Korean POWs: What Are Diplomatic Gains? The South Korean government has decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine, Park Ki-chang, back home. SBS Oct 8, 2026 10:13 PM

"Do Not Apply to Join CPTPP This Year": President Lee Instructs Relevant Ministries President Lee Jae-myung has instructed relevant government ministries not to app… SBS Oct 8, 2026 9:33 PM

"One Person Ate 6 of 18 Servings of Meat": Seo Young-kyo Targeted During the parliamentary audit of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the… SBS Oct 8, 2026 8:11 PM