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Just a Pamphlet Counts as Research? Shocking Reality of National University Research Grants Research grants for arts professors at many national universities across the country are being disbursed without proper verification. SBS Oct 22, 2026 12:36 PM

Yonsei University Suffers Data Leak Involving Personal Info of Over 15,000 People, Including Student IDs and Names Yonsei University's portal service was hacked via an external attack, resulting … SBS Oct 22, 2026 12:09 PM

Today's Major News (October 22, 2026) 1. A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in PHP, a programming language used by 70% of websites worldwide, prompting European countries to block access to government websites. SBS Oct 22, 2026 12:06 PM

Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyeon: "Future Committee Fact-Finding Investigation Underway... Difficult to Submit Data" ▲ Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyeon answers lawmakers' questions during … SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:47 AM

US Private Equity Fund Lone Star Loses Remand Trial Over W168.2 Billion Tax Refund Claim The U.S.-based private equity fund Lone Star has lost its remand trial in a lawsuit filed against the South Korean government and Seoul to claim a tax refund amounting to approximately 160 billion won. SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:47 AM

Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyeon: "No Review of Dropping Indictment Against President Lee" Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyeon (Deputy Prosecutor General of the Public Prosecution Service) stated that there has been no review of dropping the indictment in the criminal case involving President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:46 AM

Young 풍 Loses 1st Trial in KRW 800 Billion Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Against Korea Zinc The 30th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Seok-beom) ruled against the plaintiff today in a shareholder derivative lawsuit filed by Young Poong, which sought approximately KRW 837 billion in damages against Korea Zinc directors, including Chairman Choi Yun-beom. SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:34 AM

Swindled 400 Million Won, Caught Waiting for Gold at a Café "Invest and make a huge profit"—could claims like these possibly be true? It certainly sounds like news of a scam. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:58 AM

National Pension to Cover 6.67 Million Full-Time Housewives and Youths, Maintaining Coverage After Marriage This is a measure aimed at breaking away from the outdated framework of the "one pension per household" policy designed when the National Pension was introduced in 1988, and transitioning into a "one pension per person" system. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:55 AM

Just Build It and Leave? "Too Crammed!"… The Backwards Timeline This is the Janghyeon district in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. It is a new-town-scale public housing district with 18,000 households, where the main complexes were completed in 2024. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:48 AM