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President Lee Says Hangeul's Potential Will Expand Further in Next 100 Years ▲ President Lee Jae-myung Marking Hangeul Day today , President Lee Jae-myung sa… SBS Oct 9, 2026 11:25 AM

Government Takes Strong Step: Decides to Recall Ambassador to Ukraine In protest against Ukraine unilaterally disclosing the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war and claiming there was no non-disclosure agreement, the South Korean government has taken a hardline stance by deciding to recall its ambassador to Ukraine back home. SBS Oct 9, 2026 10:12 AM

Lee Hae-min: "We Will Build Reusable Launch Vehicles for Nuri Rocket... AI Hacking Can Only Be Defended with AI" - From lawmaker to senior presidential secretary? A difficult decision to make change - Proposed watching Nuri launch together with President Lee, celebrated together - "Satellite constellation" succeeds in 5th launch.. SBS Oct 9, 2026 10:11 AM

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong Reiterates Rejection of Medical Aid Plan, Vows to 'Turn Away and Ignore' South ▲ Kim Yo-jong, Vice Department Director of the Workers' Party of North Korea Kim… SBS Oct 9, 2026 9:17 AM

Vow to 'Block Legislation' as Rep. Lee Jin-sook Proposes Bill to Disclose May 18 Merit Recipients People Power Party Lawmaker Lee Jin-sook has sparked controversy again by introducing a bill to disclose the list of May 18 Democratization Movement merit recipients and their bereaved families. SBS Oct 9, 2026 7:52 AM

North Korea Holds National Foundation Day Event but Replaces 'Minjok' on Signboard We will discuss more about North Korea with reporter Kim A-young. Reporter Kim, North Korea defines inter-Korean relations as two hostile states, and it is reportedly erasing the concept of "minjok" (ethno-national identity)? Yes, I think we should start with Gaecheonjeol (National Foundation Day). SBS Oct 9, 2026 7:35 AM

"Groveling to Lee Hwa-young" vs. "Investigate Han Dong-hoon Document Leak" At the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Justice, the ruling and opposition parties clashed from the start over how the proceedings were conducted. SBS Oct 9, 2026 7:17 AM

"Landmine Explosion Deemed North Korean Provocation 'From Start to Finish'" The Joint Chiefs of Staff underwent a parliamentary audit by the National Assembly. SBS Oct 9, 2026 7:13 AM

North Korea Threat Meeting Held Without South Korea's NIS: Friction in Seoul-Washington Cooperation? A trilateral meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan was held in June to counter North Korea's cyber threats, but it has been learned that South Korea's National Intelligence Service was unable to attend at the request of the United States. SBS Oct 9, 2026 6:30 AM

First Hypersonic Missile Launch Observed: "A New Deterrent" Amid North Korea's subsequent provocations following the landmine explosion incident, President Lee Jae-myung observed the first test-launch of South Korea's hypersonic missile. SBS Oct 9, 2026 6:24 AM