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National Pension Service Strengthens Voting Rights Guidelines on Treasury Shares: Must Align with Shareholder Value The National Pension Service is strengthening its guidelines for exercising voting rights regarding companies' holding and disposal of treasury shares. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:59 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Hyundai Motor Group Research Institute in Uiwang; No Casualties Reported A fire broke out at the Hyundai Motor Group Research Institute located in Sam-dong, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi Province, at around 11:40 a.m. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:58 PM

Today's SBS News Hunters Preview (October 20) On today's SBS News Hunters, we bring you detailed news on: > Issue PPark - Tesla Soars, Hyundai Motor Plunges in Sales > Incident Why 1. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:42 PM

"540 Million Won in Unpaid Overtime": Gyeonggi Arts Center Union Urges Payment Some 20 officials from the Gyeonggi Arts Center branch of the Korean Public Service Workers' Union under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held a press conference at 10:00 a.m. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:15 PM

Gyeonggi Province Restructures to Cut 5 Bureaus; New Finance and Semiconductor Units Established According to the restructuring plan, to overcome its biggest pending issue of a fiscal crisis, the province will newly establish a Fiscal Planning Bureau to oversee revenue forecasting, budget formulation, and public property management, consolidating dispersed financial functions and enhancing the efficiency of fiscal operations. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:14 PM

Choo Mi-ae Faces Consecutive Criminal Complaints Over Assembly Testimony and 'Firefighting Budget' Remarks The civic group Citizens' Action for Establishing Judicial Justice visited the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Agency around 11:00 a.m. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:10 PM

Why Were Baekje Kings Buried in Iksan, Not the Capital? King Mu's Dream of Restoration Did you enjoy Part 1, which covered the gilt-bronze sarira dedication plaque discovered at the stone pagoda of Mireuksa Temple, as well as the stories of King Mu, the 30th monarch of Baekje, and Princess Seonhwa? In Part 2, we head directly to Iksan, a land imbued with the dreams of King Mu. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:07 PM

National Assembly's Agriculture Committee Piles Criticism on 'Core Wildfire-Fighting' Extra-Large Helicopter Project During today's parliamentary audit of the Korea Forest Service by the National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties raised concerns and sharply criticized the issues surrounding the "extra-large firefighting helicopter acquisition project," which SBS has reported on in a series since last month. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:02 PM

Court to Live-Broadcast Appeals Verdict for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on October 23 The Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 7 (Presiding Judge Gu Hoe-keun) announced today that it has decided to live-stream the second-trial sentencing hearing for Mayor Oh, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. SBS Oct 20, 2026 5:43 PM

"Barely Enough Room for a Foot"… The Urgent Moments of Clinging to a Building's Exterior Ledge Fires broke out in succession at two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of October 20. SBS Oct 20, 2026 5:20 PM