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President Lee's Approval Rating Hits Record Low at 43.0% Amid 5-Week Decline: Poll President Lee Jae-myung's state approval rating fell for the fifth consecutive week, dropping to its lowest level since taking office, according to a poll released on Monday. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:41 AM

Rising Semiconductor and Parts Costs Add Trillions of Won to Tech Industry's H1 Cost Burden Driven by the "chipflation" sparked by the global expansion of artificial intelligence investments and intensifying geopolitical risks, the raw material burden on the electronics industry surged like a snowball in the first half of this year. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:25 AM

Credit Card Industry Resumes Homeplus Payments; Some Funds Seized by Provisional Attachments The credit card industry has lifted its suspension on credit card payments to Homeplus in line with the retailer's resumption of business. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:24 AM

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Unexpected Moments Encountered at the Rescue Site of Colombia's Massive Earthquake As the damage from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia at 7:34 a.m. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:16 AM

Rodri Nearing Barcelona Transfer... BBC Reports 124.8 Billion Won Fee The UK's BBC reported today that Barcelona and Manchester City have reached an agreement over Rodri's transfer. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:10 AM

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Is This Price Right? Breaking Down the Cost of a Controversial Tteokbokki Set Recently, there was a controversy over a pricey tteokbokki set sold at a water park. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:06 AM

Harvard University Holds Stake in SpaceX Worth About 3 Trillion Won According to U.S. media outlets including Fox News, the Harvard Management Company, which manages the university's endowment, disclosed in a quarterly report that it holds 12,935,100 shares of SpaceX stock. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:03 AM

Special Rescue Team Deployed Urgently for Heavy Rain in Geoje Following continuous heavy rainfall in the Geoje region of Gyeongsangnam-do early this morning , which led to a series of flooding and landslide damages, the National Fire Agency urgently deployed a special rescue team. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:54 AM

Kim Min-seok Secures Majority or Jeong Cheong-rae Stages Upset? DP to Elect New Leader Today New leadership to lead the Democratic Party for the next two years will be elected on August 17. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:52 AM

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook Orders All-Out Efforts to Rescue Trapped Residents Amid Heavy Rain in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Prime Minister Han Sung-sook issued an urgent directive on the 17th following heavy rain damage in regions including Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, instructing relevant agencies such as the National Fire Agency, the Korean National Police Agency, and local governments to mobilize all available personnel and equipment to focus on saving lives, including evacuating trapped residents. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:50 AM