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President Lee Jae-myung Expresses Appreciation for Trump's Decision to Reduce ROK-US Drills to Foster Dialogue President Lee Jae-myung shared on social media that he sympathizes with U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to create conditions for dialogue on the Korean Peninsula, even if it means scaling back joint ROK-U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 6:12 AM

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Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Trump Says He Will Meet Kim Jong-un Within the Year..Claims North Korea Has 57 Nuclear Weapons U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 6:06 AM

"Told to Teach Student Who Sent Sexual Letter": Ineffective Separation Sparks Criticism Over 'Single-Teacher' Subjects The teachers' unions urged that the reality where victims are ultimately forced to leave the classroom—due to a failure to achieve practical separation between the student and the victimized teacher despite a formal determination of rights infringement—must be fundamentally improved. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:57 AM

Mass Fish Die-Off Reported in Incheon's Seobuganseon Waterway, Presumed Due to Oxygen Depletion According to Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, complaints were filed regarding a mass die-off of fish along the Seobuganseon Waterway in Samsan-dong, Bupyeong-gu, on the 18th and at 3:05 p.m. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:55 AM

Phishing Ring That Defrauded Woman in Her 70s of KRW 350 Million by Demanding Account Balance Be Converted to Checks Apprehended According to the police on Tuesday , the Seoul Gangnam Police Station recently booked three suspects—a man in his 50s who worked as a cash collector and two men in their 40s who worked as delivery accomplices—on charges of violating the Special Act on Prevention of Losses from Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud, and is tracking down the higher-ups of the organization. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:54 AM

3 Million Won Found Hidden in Blanket Thrown Away During Estate Cleanup Recovered by Sanitation Workers According to Dalseo-gu, Daegu, and the police yesterday , Ko, a 49-year-old sanitation worker, discovered a bundle of cash totaling 3 million won hidden inside a blanket packed in a large standard waste disposal bag while collecting garbage at an apartment complex in the district on the morning of August 17. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:53 AM

"Everyday Life Collapsed": Geoje Residents Face Severe Inconvenience Due to Power and Water Outages Caused by Heavy Rain Power and water supplies to 207 households at this officetel have been cut off for three days following the flooding of the basement electrical room due to torrential rain during the Liberation Day holiday. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:52 AM

Why Was Stalking Investigation Delayed in Busan Dating Murder? Grieving Family's Ongoing Ordeal In the end, we spent 800,000 won of our own money to have it forensically unlocked ourselves." Speaking after the sentencing hearing for the stalking punishment act violation case of the perpetrator, identified as A, in the so-called "Busan dating murder" held at the Busan District Court yesterday afternoon , the victim's mother opened up about the agonizing time she has endured since sending her daughter away. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:50 AM

'Rescene Effect' Beach in Geoje, Once Crowded, Sees Sharp Drop in Vacationers After Flood "Even just the day before the flooding, it was raining and customers were lining up. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:46 AM

Biological Mother Indicted 10 Years After Murdering Newborn Over Fears Child Was Not Husband's The Tongyeong Branch of the Changwon District Prosecutors Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Han Kang-il) announced on the 19th that it has indicted a 47-year-old woman, surnamed A, on charges of murder. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:44 AM