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Lee Hyung-il Holds First Meeting with Related Agencies: "Starting Point of All Decisions is the Public and the Field" Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il has held his first meeting with related agencies since taking office. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:15 PM

Choi Jae-min Named Seoul Serious Crime Investigation Agency Chief, Jeon Jong-min as Deputy Chief; Im Eun-jung Appointed for Gwangju Im Eun-jung, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, has been selected to head the Gwangju SCIA. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:12 PM

Record-Breaking 35-Day Rain in Tokyo Triggers Surge in Vegetable Prices and "Weather Sickness" According to NHK yesterday , rain was observed in central Tokyo for the 35th consecutive day, breaking the previous record set since statistics began in 1886. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:07 PM

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Inspection of over 6,000 Businesses Amid Chinese 'Carcinogenic Cabbage' Controversy Yields Zero Formaldehyde Detections Seoul city officials inspect cabbages and kimchi at a market in Seoul. They are checking whether the origins are properly labeled and if any products containing hazardous substances are present. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:07 PM

Jung Ha-eun Wins Gold in Taekwondo Poomsae at Asian Games, Securing Second Straight Title for S. Korea in Women's Individual Jung Ha-eun has captured South Korea's first gold medal in taekwondo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:06 PM

Choi Jae-min Named Seoul Chief of Major Crime Investigation Agency, Lim Eun-jung Appointed to Gwangju Choi Jae-min, a lawyer with a prosecutor background, is set to be appointed as the head of the Seoul Major Crime Investigation Agency, and Jeon Jong-min, a lawyer with a judge background, as the deputy head of the agency, which launches tomorrow . SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:06 PM

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Korean Netizens Urged to Unmask Korean Student Linked to Cornell Gang Rape Allegations As a Korean international student is reportedly among the defendants in a group sexual assault case at Cornell University, some overseas internet users are asking Korean netizens to track down the individual's identity. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:04 PM

'Dominating Both TV and YouTube' SBS Ranks No. 1 in Viewership Ratings for 11 Consecutive Days at Nagoya Asian Games SBS has demonstrated its unrivaled power as a sports broadcasting powerhouse by achieving the No. SBS Star Oct 1, 2026 4:55 PM

Lee Geon-hyuk Claims Rapid Fire Pistol Gold After Double Shoot-off, Secures Two Medals Lee Geon-hyuk (Daegu Public Facilities Management Corporation) has claimed two gold medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:55 PM

Bill Passed to Prevent Emergency Room Turnaways, Empowering 119 Centers to Designate Hospitals South Korea's National Assembly has passed an amendment to the Emergency Medical Service Act aimed at overhauling the emergency medical system to curb the practice of hospitals rejecting emergency patients, often referred to as "emergency room bouncing." Under the revised law, if a suitable emergency medical facility for a severe emergency patient is not quickly determined, the Central Emergency Medical Situation Room and the 119 Emergency Medical Situation Management Center will be authorized to designate a medical facility to admit the patient. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:55 PM