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Yen Hits 40-Year Low: US and Japan Join Forces to Defend Financial Markets and Japanese authorities on July 31 to buy yen in response to its depreciation is seen as stemming from a shared understanding that the currency's slide to a roughly 40-year low required halting excessive weakness. SBS Aug 3, 2026 4:18 PM

Lee Min-ho Transforms into Ambitious Rookie Reporter in 'The Assassin(s)' to Chase First Lady Assassination Incident Actor Lee Min-ho is transforming into an ambitious rookie reporter in the movie "The Assassin". SBS Star Aug 3, 2026 4:11 PM

Supreme Court Rules Properties Given to Children for Filial Care Excluded from Legally Reserved Portions The Third Division of the Supreme Court (presiding Justice Lee Sook-yeon) recently reversed a lower court ruling that included two apartments in the calculation of forced heirships in a lawsuit filed by four individuals, including a person surnamed Lee, seeking the return of their forced heirships against their brother, A, and sent the case back to the Daegu High Court. SBS Aug 3, 2026 4:01 PM

JCS: U.S. Texted Flight Notice Day Before; S. Korean Working-Level Officer Omitted Report Forces Korea, hold a joint briefing on the 2026 Freedom Shield exercise plans at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Feb. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:57 PM

National Education Commission: 'No Decisions Made Yet on Switching CSAT to All-Absolute Grading' Regarding media reports that it is pushing for college admissions reforms—such as converting all subjects of the College Scholastic Ability Test to an absolute grading system and introducing essay-type questions to the exam—the National Education Commission stated, "No college admissions reform plan has been finalized at this point." In an explanatory statement, the commission said, "Currently, reviews and discussions are underway within the Special Committee on College Admissions, an advisory body, and nothing has been finalized regarding the college admissions system." The commission added, "Once discussions are completed by the special committee, they will be compiled into a report and submitted to the National Education Commission. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:56 PM

WNBA's Park Ji-hyun Scores 12 Points in Portland Game... LA Sparks Snap 6-Game Losing Streak Playing about 18 minutes in an away game of the 2026 WNBA regular season against the Portland Fire at the Moda Center in Portland, USA, today , Park posted 12 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:54 PM

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Head of Investigation Team for Gyeongsan Apartment Arson Found Dead... No Suicide Note Found The head of the detective team investigating the apartment management office arson case in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, has been found dead, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:54 PM

Construction Begins on National AI Computing Center... Full-Scale Push for 'AI Highway' The Ministry of Science and ICT held a groundbreaking ceremony for the National AI Computing Center today at the Solasido Data Center Park site in Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Unified Special City, officially launching its construction. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:54 PM

JCS: U.S. Sent Text Notice Day Before Drone Flight; S. Korean Working-Level Officer Omitted Report military drone participating in a joint exercise near the Paju armistice line was mistaken for an unidentified flying object and nearly intercepted stemmed from a communication error between working-level officials of the South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:50 PM

KOSPI Plummets Over 5% to Close in 6,200 Range; KSDQ Up 2.4% The KOSPI, which recorded an all-time record surge the previous trading day, plunged by more than 5% to fall back into the 6,200 range. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:49 PM