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Comparing Koreans and Japanese? Photos of Rooms After Check-out Spark Debate Lastly, there has been an online debate following a post comparing photos of a lodging facility left by group guests from South Korea and Japan. SBS Oct 26, 2026 2:44 PM

News Briefing: Key Stories... Legislation and Judiciary Committee Holds Comprehensive Audit Amid Clashes Over Supreme Court Chief Justice and Seoul Mayor (October 26, 2026) 1. A comprehensive parliamentary audit is underway today . The ruling Democratic Party criticized the judiciary, taking issue with Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's refusal to re-nominate a Supreme Court justice candidate and last week's acquittal of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in his second-trial appeal regarding allegations of a paid-for public opinion poll. SBS Oct 26, 2026 2:17 PM

"Mother's Placental Characteristics Linked to Persistent Pediatric Food Allergies" According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's National Institute of Health, a long-term follow-up observation of 1,518 children participating in a large-scale birth cohort study up to the age of 7 revealed that pediatric food allergies that do not easily resolve until a relatively late age are associated with gene-regulatory changes in the placenta. SBS Oct 26, 2026 1:54 PM

Information System to Be Built to Eliminate Blind Spots in Checking Sex Offenders' Employment Restrictions The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that it will build an information system to promptly verify whether employees at child and youth facilities are subject to employment restrictions by linking with the court, the Korean National Police Agency, and other relevant bodies. SBS Oct 26, 2026 1:29 PM

Acting Justice Minister Lee Jin-soo Tendered Resignation Three Months Ago According to legal circles, Vice Minister Lee submitted his resignation around late July due to health issues, as the Democratic Party of Korea pushed to pass a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act stripping prosecutors of their supplementary investigation powers at the National Assembly plenary session. SBS Oct 26, 2026 1:20 PM

Low-Sugar Foods with Sweeteners Prohibited from Claiming 'Blood Sugar Control' The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on October 23 that it has revised the Regulation on Functional Labeling or Advertising of Foods, etc. SBS Oct 26, 2026 1:08 PM

Strict Evaluation: Hwaseong Selects Top 5 Shine Muscat Farms Hwaseong Special City in Gyeonggi Province held a Shine Muscat evaluation event targeting local grape farms. SBS Oct 26, 2026 12:40 PM

Busan Ranks Among World's Top 5 Destinations, But Tourists Complain About This Interest in Busan is heating up, with the city recently selected as the world's fifth-best travel destination in a survey. SBS Oct 26, 2026 12:38 PM

Hoengseong Hanwoo Makes Inroads into Qatar... Will It Enhance National Prestige as K-Food? Hoengseong Hanwoo, which recently acquired halal certification, has made its way into Qatar in the Middle East. SBS Oct 26, 2026 12:35 PM

Jamsugyo Bridge Closed to Vehicles for Conversion into Pedestrian-Only Bridge Seoul's Jamsugyo Bridge completely restricted vehicle traffic starting at midnight today and entered construction to convert into a pedestrian-only bridge. SBS Oct 26, 2026 12:19 PM