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63 Missing Person Cases Disappeared Without a Trace... Absurd Excuse Blaming the Youngest Police investigating the false closure of a missing person case in Jeju have confirmed signs of additional mishandling of cases by the suspect, Police Officer Boo. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:57 PM

Fed September Rate Hike Probability at 63%... Gold Prices See Steepest Drop Since June According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange FedWatch tool, the probability that the benchmark interest rate will be raised by 0.25 percentage points at the September meeting rose from 57% on the 28th to 63% as of the night of the 30th. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:55 PM

Fair Trade Commission Approves Hanwha's Acquisition of KAI Shares: "No Competition Restriction" The Fair Trade Commission announced today that it has approved the acquisition of KAI shares by Hanwha Aerospace and two other affiliates. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:30 PM

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Driver Stumbling with Blue Lips Claims 'Gout'—Search of Car Reveals the Truth A driver who was struggling to steady his body and sweating profusely on a Seoul road has been apprehended by the police. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:28 PM

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Ji So-yeon Faces Sexual Harassment Remarks: Referee Team's Explanation Sparks Controversy The Korea Pro-Footballers Association has strongly protested following a controversy that a female referee made sexually harassing remarks toward national team veteran Ji So-yeon during a WK League women's football match. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:28 PM

YouTube "Spoiler Summary" Channels Rake in 3.74 Billion Won by Revealing Full Endings A group that made a fortune by running so-called binge-watching YouTube channels that summarize unauthorized content, including movies and dramas right up to their endings, has been sent to the prosecution. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:27 PM

Jeju Police Officer Falsely Closing Cases Deleted or Omitted 63 Missing Person Reports According to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency today , Police Officer A was found to have omitted or deleted 63 out of 298 cases that he self-closed while working in the missing persons team at the Jeju Seobu Police Station from March 10, 2025, to July 23. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:26 PM

Rising 53 Meters in Open Waters, East Sea's Wangdolcho Ocean Research Station Serves as 'Floating Laboratory' After a boat ride of just over an hour from Hupo Port, the massive steel structure of the Wangdolcho Ocean Research Station revealed its grand presence in the middle of the vast ocean. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:21 PM

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Morning News Briefing: Record Downpours Trigger Overflows; Overland Searches Begin After Helicopters Grounded 1. Extreme torrential rain exceeding 100mm per hour pounded the southern regions early this morning , causing a cascade of flood damage to roads and homes. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:20 PM

Kim Seung-won: "Settling New Criminal Justice System is Urgent Mission... Never Acted as Counsel in Daejang-dong Case" Representative Kim Seung-won of the Democratic Party, who has been nominated as Minister of Justice, stated, "I believe that successfully settling the new criminal justice system—the first in 70 years—in South Korea is the most urgent mission (if appointed as minister)." Meeting with reporters prior to the meeting of the 1st Subcommittee for Legislative Review of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which he chairs at the National Assembly, nominee Kim stated on the 31st, "I feel a heavy sense of responsibility in being nominated as the Minister of Justice for President Lee Jae-myung's People's Sovereignty Government." Nominee Kim emphasized, "I will do my best to restore the Ministry of Justice to an institution that faithfully protects the socially vulnerable as a human rights protection agency stipulated by our Constitution," adding, "We will successfully pass various bills that the Ministry of Justice needs to supplement and gather social consensus." As there have been demands for the dismissal of the indictment in President Lee Jae-myung's case, his stance on the matter drew attention. SBS Aug 31, 2026 2:16 PM