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Accounting Staff Who Embezzled KRW 2.3 Billion Over 6 Years Gets Sentence Reduced in Appeal An accounting employee who embezzled approximately KRW 2.3 billion in company funds over a period of about six years to spend on expensive private education and luxury shopping has had her prison sentence reduced in her appellate trial. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:12 PM

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Yangsan, Gyeongnam Records 41.4°C (106.5°F)... All-Time High Temperature in Weather Observation History Daytime temperatures in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, which have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius for several days, climbed to 41.4°C today , setting a record for the highest temperature ever recorded in South Korea. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:11 PM

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Danube River Dries Up in Drought, Revealing Mammoth Bones Following record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires, most of Europe is suffering from severe drought. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:08 PM

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"Because They Can Be Seen in China…" Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon's "Gold Medal Aspirations" for the Asian Games Yesterday , a media day for the national table tennis team for the Nagoya Asian Games was held at the Jincheon National Training Center. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:08 PM

US Claimed It Gave Notice, But South Korea Prepared to Shoot Down Drone: What Happened on the Front Line? The South Korean military's misidentification of a U.S. military drone as a North Korean aircraft during joint drills in the front-line area of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the 30th is suspected to have stemmed from an internal failure to report within the South Korean military. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:01 PM

Cheong Wa Dae: "Will Promptly Appoint Special Inspector General If National Assembly Recommends Candidate via Plenary Session Resolution" Regarding the Democratic Party's recommendation of lawyer Choi Gil-su as its share of the special inspector general candidate today , Cheong Wa Dae stated, "If the National Assembly recommends a candidate for the special inspector general through a plenary session resolution, we plan to proceed with the appointment promptly in accordance with the procedures." Cheong Wa Dae made the announcement through a press notice issued by Senior Secretary to the President for Public Relations Sung Ki-hong, stating, "President Lee Jae-myung has emphasized the necessity of appointing a special inspector general since his press conference marking one month in office in July of last year, and has requested and proposed it several times since then." Following his directive to push for the appointment of a special inspector general in July of last year, President Lee also requested the National Assembly to initiate the appointment procedure for the special inspector general in April of this year. SBS Jul 31, 2026 5:00 PM

Chuncheon City Councilman Issues Public Apology Over Drunken Disturbance at Police Substation Chuncheon City Councilwoman Kim Ji-sook of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is currently under police investigation for failing to pay a taxi fare while intoxicated and causing a disturbance at a local police substation, issued a public apology today . SBS Jul 31, 2026 4:59 PM

Prosecutors Indict Former Reform Party Candidate Jung Yi-han and Personal Trainer Over Staged Attack The Busan District Prosecutors' Office announced today that it has indicted Jung in custody on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act and obstructing the performance of official duties by fraudulent means. SBS Jul 31, 2026 4:58 PM

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Local Dessert Brand Faces Backlash for Resembling Japan's Tokyo Banana Tokyo Berry, a domestic dessert brand that has operated pop-up stores in major department stores in South Korea, has been embroiled in controversy for product designs and marketing tactics excessively similar to Japan's iconic souvenir, Tokyo Banana. SBS Jul 31, 2026 4:52 PM

SK Hynix Hits Daily Price Limit for First Time in 17 Years... Samsung Electronics Surges 26.8% Sentiment toward semiconductor investment revived significantly in the domestic stock market, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix closing with record-high gains to recover most of their losses from this week. SBS Jul 31, 2026 4:51 PM