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Number of Daycare Centers Drops 40% Over 12 Years, Over 1,000 Closed Last Year Alone According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there were 26,064 daycare centers nationwide last year, down 4.8% from 27,387 a year earlier. SBS Oct 11, 2026 9:24 AM

Starbucks Regains No. 1 Spot in Coffee Brand Rankings 5 Months After 'Tank Day' Controversy 1 spot among coffee brands in terms of estimated credit and debit card payment volume, five months after the "Tank Day" controversy. SBS Oct 11, 2026 9:23 AM

Seoul Single-Person Household Assets Vary up to 2.4-Fold Depending on Neighborhood It has been found that the assets of single-person households living in Seoul differ by up to 2.4 times depending on their autonomous district. SBS Oct 11, 2026 9:18 AM

Marriage Shaped by Values and Wallets: Survey of Over 1,000 Unmarried Women Unmarried women with traditional views on marriage and family are more likely to have an intention to marry, a recent study showed. SBS Oct 11, 2026 9:14 AM

Metabolic Syndrome Mortality Risk Linked to Income Gap: Low-Income Men Face 35% Higher Risk Even when suffering from the same metabolic syndrome, low-income men face a 35% higher risk of death compared to high-income men. SBS Oct 11, 2026 8:20 AM

Commercial Building Ceiling Collapses, Injuring 38; Joint Inspection to Be Held Today Yesterday morning on the 10th, the ceiling finishing materials of a commercial building in Daegu collapsed on the second floor, injuring more than 30 people. SBS Oct 11, 2026 8:07 AM

Auxiliary Battery Catches Fire on Passenger Plane at Cheongju Airport, 168 Passengers Evacuate Passengers had to evacuate entirely after a fire broke out from a passenger's auxiliary battery inside an aircraft preparing for takeoff. SBS Oct 11, 2026 7:11 AM