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"You Said He Was Safe... What Did You Do Until He Became Skeletal Remains?" Family of Missing Man Cries Out in Despair "There was plenty of time to save my father. Could they not have searched for him just a little bit sooner?" The bereaved family of B, a man in his 60s who was found dead 51 days after going missing in Jeju on July 2, visited the Jeju Western Police Station this afternoon to protest the police's inadequate initial response and the handling officer's false closure of the case. SBS Aug 23, 2026 4:31 PM

China Investigates Use of Carcinogen to Keep Napa Cabbies Fresh According to Chinese media outlets including Jimu News and The Paper on August 23, authorities in Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, stated that suspicions regarding the use of formaldehyde solution during local cabbage purchasing processes have been confirmed as true. SBS Aug 23, 2026 4:25 PM

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Jeju Police Find Another 'False Closure' Case... National Office of Investigation Chief Issues Public Apology The body of a man in his 60s was discovered at a location in Jeju yesterday . The deceased was identified as Mr. SBS Aug 23, 2026 4:09 PM

"Soaking Wet Every Time It Rains" Damp for 3 Years: A Retired Couple's Plea A couple in their 60s who dreamed of a peaceful retirement have been suffering for three years due to rainwater leaks in their apartment, enduring a difficult legal battle amid what they describe as neglect by the management office and local government. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:51 PM

Gang Impersonates Police, Robs and Beats Online Gambling Operator in Daejeon According to the Daejeon Seobu Police Station on August 21, police have forwarded six suspects, including a man in his 30s surnamed A, to the prosecutors' office under arrest on charges of robbery resulting in injury. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:42 PM

Laughing at Victim's Pleas, Saying "Kimchi": Inside the Brutal Murder of a 10-Year Friend by a Naked Assailant Why did the naked murderer, Jung Jae-hwan, brutally kill his friend? The truth behind the Gyeongsan friend murder case was investigated on the SBS program "Unanswered Questions" (hereinafter "Unanswered Questions"), which aired yesterday , under the subtitle "The Naked Murderer and the Live Broadcast of Death - Why Did Jung Jae-hwan Kill His Friend?" In the early hours of July 4, a gruesome murder took place at an apartment in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, where a man killed his friend of the same age in a horrific manner. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:41 PM

Teen Son Arrested for Fatally Stabbing Father While Trying to Stop Parents' Fight The teenager, identified as A, is suspected of stabbing his father in his 40s to death with a weapon at an apartment in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, at around 1:00 AM today . SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:41 PM

Forklift Accident at Gyeonggi Gwangju Coupang Logistics Center Leaves Worker in Cardiac Arrest today . According to the Gyeonggi Gwangju Police Station, worker A was operating a stand-up forklift inside the logistics center when the vehicle collided with a structure behind it, trapping A's neck between the forklift and the structure. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:40 PM

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National Tax Service Chief Targets "Emperor Residences" Owned by Corporations, Comparing Them to Supercars This is a message posted by National Tax Service Commissioner Lim Kwang-hyun on his social media. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:40 PM

Ruling Bloc and Government Agree on Broadening Actual Residence Recognition for Single-Home Non-Residents with Unavoidable Reasons During a briefing on the results of the high-level party-government consultative meeting held at the National Assembly, Democratic Party Senior Spokesperson Park Sung-joon stated, "A consensus has been formed between the party and the government on various opinions raised, including expanding the recognition of residence for those who are non-resident due to unavoidable circumstances." Regarding the reform of the Comprehensive Real Estate Holding Tax, he conveyed, "The Democratic Party strongly requested that no distinction be made between residents and non-residents for single-home owners." In addition, to facilitate prompt housing supply, the party and the government decided to push for transferring the approval and licensing authority for redevelopment and reconstruction projects of housing complexes with 500 units or fewer to local district heads. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:40 PM