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Refusing Apple's Offers to Return Home: The 34-Year-Old Chinese AI Prodigy Shaking Up Wall Street A 34-year-old Chinese entrepreneur has become the talk of the global AI industry, taking both Wall Street and Silicon Valley by storm with a single massive artificial intelligence model. SBS Jul 21, 2026 3:09 PM

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(Spoiler Alert) 'Hope' Sparks Extreme Divide Amid Box Office Success: Why It Has Both Devoted Fans and Harsh Critics The film 'Hope' is enjoying box office success, surpassing 2 million viewers nationwide just five days after its release, yet it is also facing an extreme divide in audience reception. SBS Jul 21, 2026 3:05 PM

Eight Stores Caught Selling Illegally Imported Food Items Intended for Personal Use The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it conducted a joint inspection with the Korea Customs Service, targeting 15 locations, including imported snack discount stores with high volumes of overseas direct purchase history. SBS Jul 21, 2026 3:04 PM

Choi Ji-woo Takes on First Audio Description Role for 'David'; "It's Such a Meaningful Experience" Actor Choi Ji-woo has participated in the audio description recording for the ba… SBS Star Jul 21, 2026 3:03 PM

Woman Dubbed 'Ol-darc' Faces Arrest Hearing for Blocking Jamsil Vote Counting Station Protesters, including a woman who blocked staff from a sports organization affiliated with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee from entering the vote counting station at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium last month, are facing a critical decision on whether they will be detained. SBS Jul 21, 2026 3:00 PM

Ministry of Education: Degrees of Foreign Students Who Cheated on TOPIK to Be Revoked, Scholarships to Be Clawed Back The Ministry of Education distributed a press reference containing this information today in relation to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's briefing on the "arrest of a group of foreigners involved in TOPIK cheating." The Ministry of Education emphasized, "Using this case as a turning point, we intend to deal sternly with those involved in cheating to ensure that TOPIK examinees realize they cannot gain any benefits from scores obtained through illicit acts and that they will face strict punishment." It added, "We will notify the universities to which each cheater belongs regarding the disciplinary actions for TOPIK misconduct so that the universities can immediately take measures such as revoking degrees and clawing back scholarships for the individuals concerned." According to the "Basic Operating Regulations for TOPIK," individuals who request a proxy test or take a test on behalf of someone else will have their test results invalidated and will be disqualified from taking the exam for four years. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:58 PM

Car Crashes Into 5 Parked Vehicles, Hits 2 Pedestrians in Seongnam Alleyway today , a K3 sedan driven by a woman in her 50s, identified as A, struck two pedestrians in their 30s in an alleyway in Changgok-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:56 PM

4th Grader Kang Si-hyuk Wins Presidential Cup Table Tennis Singles, Becomes Youngest Champion Ever Kang Si-hyuk of the SeA Table Tennis Academy defeated Seo Hyun-gyu (Daegu Daesil Elementary School) 3-0 in the boys' elementary singles final at the Gyeongju Indoor Gymnasium on July 21, securing the gold medal. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:55 PM

21 Education Groups Oppose Cuts to Education Grants, Citing Growing Challenges Despite Declining Student Numbers Three major teacher organizations and various education-related civic groups have voiced their collective opposition to the government's plan to reform the local education finance grant system. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:54 PM

Indonesian Sailors Fall While Attempting Escape from 8th-Floor Motel; 2 Casualties Two Indonesian sailors who entered the country for employment purposes fell while attempting to escape from their lodging, resulting in one death and one serious injury. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:54 PM