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"Past Expiry Dates, No Hairnets": Convenience Stores and Unmanned Shops Flagged in Crackdown Some convenience stores and unmanned food stores that directly prepare and sell food have been caught by authorities for handling products past their consumption expiry dates or maintaining poor hygiene conditions. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:26 PM

Government to Expand Tobacco Harmful Component Testing and Review Regulations on Menthol and Fruit Flavors The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety held the Tobacco Harmful Management Policy Committee at the Korea Press Center and finalized and announced the 1st Basic Plan for Tobacco Harmful Management . SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:24 PM

"I'm Too Shaken to Practice"... 7 Pediatric Emergency Specialists Offer Resignations Seven out of nine specialist doctors at Ajou University Hospital's Pediatric Emergency Center have expressed their intent to resign. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:21 PM

"My Hands Are Shaking, I Can't Do This"... Seven Pediatric Emergency Center Doctors Tender Resignations Seven out of nine specialist doctors at Ajou University Hospital's Pediatric Emergency Center have expressed their intent to resign. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:21 PM

First Government Tobacco Testing Confirms Multiple Group 1 Carcinogens Beyond Nicotine and Tar Most of these carcinogens were detected not only in conventional cigarettes and heated tobacco products, but also in liquid e-cigarettes. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:21 PM

"Too Shaking to Treat Patients"... 7 Pediatric ER Medical Staff at Ajou University Hospital Express Intent to Resign Seven out of nine specialist physicians at Ajou University Hospital's pediatric emergency center have expressed their intention to resign. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:21 PM

Today's Top News: Samsung Posts 'Record-Breaking' Operating Profit… What About Shareholder Returns? (October 29, 2026) 1. Samsung Electronics also posted record-high sales and profits in the third quarter. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:17 PM

Incheon Coupang Logistics Center Fire Causing 114 Billion Won in Damages Likely Caused by Lithium Battery Thermal Runaway, Fire Agency Says An investigation has concluded that the massive fire at the Incheon Coupang logistics center in July was likely triggered by the thermal runaway of a lithium-ion battery embedded in a product. SBS Oct 29, 2026 2:11 PM

Police Arrest 37 Members of Corporate-Style Phishing Ring 'Daedongdan-gyeol', Sparing No One in 8.1 Billion Won Scam The group had been operating out of its base in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Wide-Area Investigation Unit announced today that it has apprehended 54 individuals, including a 44-year-old South Korean ringleader identified by the surname A, under charges of violating the Act on Prevention of Losses from Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud, and has arrested 37 of them. SBS Oct 29, 2026 1:41 PM

1,162 Cases Filed in 7 Months of Law Distortion Offense Enforcement… 76% Concluded Without Prosecution Among them, 76 percent were concluded with decisions such as non-prosecution, with only some 200 cases remaining under investigation. SBS Oct 29, 2026 1:37 PM