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Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Ruling Party and Government Form Consensus on Expanding Residency Recognition for Non-Resident Single-Home Owners The Democratic Party strongly requested the government during a high-level party-government consultative meeting to eliminate the distinction between resident and non-resident owners for the comprehensive real estate holding tax on single-home owners. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:08 AM

HYBE-Geffen Girl Group KATSEYE Tops US Billboard Album Chart for First Time It is also the fourth time a female group has reached number one on Billboard since 2020, following BLACKPINK's "Born Pink" in 2022, NewJeans' "Get Up" in 2023, and TWICE's "With YOU-th" in 2024. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:36 AM

Woo Seo-yoon, Daughter of Basketball Star Woo Ji-won, Crowned Miss Korea Jin Woo was called as the number one winner, "Jin," and received the tiara at the 70th Miss Korea Pageant held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 22nd. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:33 AM

Man in 20s Sentenced to Prison for Extorting Tens of Millions of Won Using Broken Phone Shoulder-Bump Scam Chuncheon District Court Judge Park Dong-wook, presiding over Criminal Division 3, announced on August 23 that he sentenced 21-year-old A, who was indicted and detained on charges including fraud, attempted fraud, violation of the Stalking Punishment Act, and assault, to one year and six months in prison. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:32 AM

Faster Than Usain Bolt: Chinese Robot Completes 100-Meter Dash in 9.39 Seconds to Roaring Crowd As the preliminary results of the humanoid robot 100-meter race were displayed on the large electronic scoreboard, a crowd of about 10,000 spectators cheered. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:31 AM

"Peak Season for Fall Gizzard Shad and Chuseok Just Around the Corner": Bangeojin Live Fish Center Left in Ruins by Fire on the 23rd, at the Bangeojin Live Fish Center in Dong-gu, Ulsan. The scars left by a fire that swept through the night before were still evident, leaving the scene in absolute ruins. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:30 AM

Paddy Fields as Giant Canvases: The Secret Behind Rice Art The dark purple sections, which resemble black piano keys, were not painted. They are Cheonnam No. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:30 AM

Catching Blue Crabs Legal, Conches Illegal on Jeju Beaches? They are local residents and tourists engaging in "haerujil," a traditional form of shallow-water foraging. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:29 AM

20-in-20s Man Arrested for Illegally Filming Inside Caribbean Bay Women's Locker Room Disguised with Short Hair The Yongin Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that it has applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:26 AM

Dobong-gu Uses Wheel Locks to Counter Scheme of Fixing License Plates with Glue to Evade Seizure During a recent field investigation into vehicle tax delinquencies, the district's management team discovered a vehicle with its license plate fixed using screws and glue to prevent plate seizure, and applied enforcement actions including a wheel lock to the vehicle. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:22 AM