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Repeat Drunk Drivers Caught Driving Extravagantly Drunk in Broad Daylight According to the legal community today , Judge Koh Beom-jin of the Criminal Division 2 at the Chuncheon District Court sentenced a 49-year-old individual surnamed A, who was indicted on charges of drunk driving and driving without a license under the Road Traffic Act, to 1 year and 10 months in prison. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:19 AM

Google's Gemini Surpasses 1 Billion Users, Closely Chasing ChatGPT Google announced on the 11th that monthly active users for the Gemini app have exceeded 1 billion, making it the fastest-growing service in Google's history. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:17 AM

Gov't Vows All-Out Response to Maintain Job Growth Momentum in July First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il presided over a joint task force meeting on employment involving related ministries at the Government Complex Seoul today to review last month's employment trends and discuss measures to recover youth employment. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:12 AM

Seven Out of Ten Listed Companies Located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon... Capital Region Concentration Deepens Over 10 Years According to a comparative analysis released today by corporate data research firm CEO Score of the headquarters locations of companies listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and Kosdaq markets—comparing the end of 2016 to the end of last month —companies located in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon accounted for 71.6% at the end of last month. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:10 AM

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Thought You Were Safe If You Skipped the Broth? Eating Just Malatang Solids Packs a Punch It is time for our "Friendly Economy" segment with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, even at a glance, Malatang seems like it would be extremely high in sodium, right? Studies have shown that consuming just the solid ingredients of Malatang without the broth still accounts for 82% of the recommended daily sodium intake. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:10 AM

Total Employment Up by 108,000, But Youth Employment Falls for 45th Consecutive Month Youth employment among those aged 15 to 29 continued its downward trend for nearly four years, and the youth unemployment rate rose by the largest margin in 5 years and 6 months, showing a persistent slump in youth employment. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:04 AM

Saeul Unit 3 Automatically Stops During 80% Power Test Run... NSSC Launches Investigation The NSSC announced that it received a report from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power stating that the reactor of Saeul Unit 3 shut down at around 8:56 p.m. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:03 AM

Prosecutors Seek 10 Million Won Fine for Woman Accused of Stalking Actor Hwang Jung-min During the sentencing hearing held by Judge Kim Young-ah of Criminal Division 4 at the Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court on the 11th, prosecutors asked the court to sentence the 40-year-old woman, referred to as A, to a fine of 10 million won on charges including violation of the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:56 AM

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Urban Zakapa Releases New Single Album '7' Featuring Production by Cho Hyun-ah Urban Zakapa has released a new single album titled "7". The album features two tracks: the title song "Blue Diamond" and the b-side track "Unboxing". SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:49 AM

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Actor Ha-young Apologizes Over Great-Grandfather's Pro-Japanese History After Denying Claims Actor Ha-young, who gained recognition through appearances in dramas such as Severe Trauma Center and True Education, has retracted her previous stance denying her great-grandfather's pro-Japanese history and issued an apology. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:47 AM