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Volkswagen Board Approves Restructuring Plan Including 50,000 Job Cuts This approval comes two months after reports surfaced in July that management was considering cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing four plants in Germany, which prompted strong backlash from the labor union vowing to "stop it with all our might." Volkswagen Group announced in a press release that day that "the supervisory board unanimously approved the 'Future Plan 2030' proposed by management." Reuters evaluated this as the most extensive restructuring in Volkswagen's 89-year history. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:26 AM

US Federal Government Pilot-Tests AI Interviews for Hiring Public Servants The U.S. federal government is pilot-testing artificial intelligence in job interviews for hiring public servants. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:21 AM

Yim Si-wan to Host Closing Ceremony of 31st Busan International Film Festival Actor Yim Si-wan will bring the 31st Busan International Film Festival to a grand close. SBS Star Sep 4, 2026 11:15 AM

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Seoul Housing Prices Swing by Tax Policy: Gangnam Dips While Seongbuk Rises It is Friday, and we have reporter Han Jiyeon here with our "Friendly Economy" segment. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:08 AM

President Lee Holds Meeting with Civic Groups: "Civic Society Has a Major Role to Play in Major Reforms" President Lee Jaemyung invited representatives from various civic groups to the Blue House on the morning of the 4th for a meeting. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:08 AM

53% Oppose Relocating Presidential Office to Sejong, 57% Favor Moving Seoul-Area Public Institutions [Gallup Korea] Public opinion polls released today showed that more respondents oppose relocating the presidential office to Sejong than support it, while the relocation of public institutions from the greater Seoul area to non-capital regions gained majority support. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:07 AM

Musk Dives Into U.S. Midterms... "Approved Spending of Up to $120 Million" election cycle, has officially jumped into this year's midterm elections. According to CNN and CNBC on the 3rd local time, America PAC, a political action committee founded directly by Musk, disclosed its first expenditure details regarding the midterms to the Federal Election Commission late the previous night. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:05 AM

Ministry of Justice Expands Historical State Compensation 5.6-Fold from 144.8 Billion to 840 Billion Won The Ministry of Justice announced the "2027 Budget and Fund Operation Plan " containing these details today . SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:01 AM

Chinese University Lecturer Arrested and Forwarded for Murder and Mutilation of Chinese Student; Fails Psychopathy Test Threshold Gyeongsan Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province forwarded 30-year-old Chinese university lecturer Jeong Chang-seong to prosecutors today under arrest on charges of murdering a Chinese international student who took his class and abandoning her remains across various parts of the country. SBS Sep 4, 2026 11:00 AM

Lovelyz Yoo Ji-ae ♥ Kwak Si-yang Share Thoughts Ahead of Their Surprise Wedding Set for November Girl group Lovelyz member Yoo Ji-ae has directly shared her thoughts on her marriage to actor Kwak Si-yang (39, real name Kwak Myung-jin). SBS Star Sep 4, 2026 10:59 AM