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Fostering Anchor Mid-Sized Companies... 1 Trillion Won to Secure 10 Super-Gap Technologies The government is moving to support mid-sized companies in securing independent technologies and driving artificial intelligence transformation to strengthen their capabilities. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:58 AM

President Lee on DMZ Incident: "Injured in Unexpected Accident... My Heart Still Aches" President Lee Jae-myung said, "My heart still aches," regarding the recent incident in which South Korean service members were injured by a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone . SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:54 AM

Kim Ji-won Shows Off Adorable Charm Outside the Operating Room in New Stills for 'Doctor X: Mafia in White' Brand-new stills capturing Kim Ji-won's irresistible unexpected charm in "Doctor X: Mafia in White" have been unveiled. SBS Star Oct 1, 2026 10:50 AM

Fetus Found at Wastewater Treatment Facility... Mother Likely Difficult to Punish? According to the Asan Police Station, at around 11:30 p.m. on September 28, the naked body of a baby boy, measuring 20 cm in height and weighing 110 grams, was found in the sump of a wastewater treatment facility in Tangjeong-myeon, Asan. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:49 AM

Japan Restricts Wage Cuts for Rehired Retirees, Reinforcing 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' This is due to the reinforcement of the "equal pay for equal work" guidelines, which prohibit unreasonable treatment disparities between regular and non-regular workers. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:48 AM

Critic Lee Dong-jin Addresses Controversy Over 'The Assassin(s)' Review: 'Criticism Should Be Based on the Entire Film' Film critic Lee Dong-jin has spoken out regarding the controversy surrounding his review of the movie "The Assassin". SBS Entertainment News Oct 1, 2026 10:37 AM

Claiming to Be a Doctor... Patient's Ribs Fractured While "Balancing Internal Organs" The Busan District Court announced today that Judge Park Byung-joo of Criminal Division 12 sentenced the man in his 50s, identified as Defendant, who was indicted on charges of fraud, violation of the Special Measures Act on the Control of Public Health Crimes (unlicensed medical practice), and professional negligence resulting in injury, to 1 year and 6 months in prison suspended for 3 years, along with a fine of 5 million won. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:34 AM

Lee Eok-yeon: 'Inspect Even Extreme Risks Amid Rate Hikes,' Emphasizes Vulnerable Borrower Support Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-yeon emphasized that as market volatility grows due to rising market interest rates, "we must comprehensively review risk factors, including extreme risks and contagion pathways with extremely low probabilities of occurrence." Presiding over a financial market situation inspection meeting at the Government Complex-Seoul on the morning of October 1, Chairman Lee stated, "If market 불안 spreads, we must implement necessary market stabilization measures for each sector in a timely manner." The meeting was attended by officials from related ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the Financial Supervisory Service, as well as researchers from the Korea Institute of Finance and securities firms. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:28 AM

FSS Urges Insurers to Self-Regulate Broadcast Ads, Citing High Rates of Elderly and Incomplete Sales On October 1, the FSS held a meeting with the Korea Life Insurance Association, the General Insurance Association of Korea, major insurers running broadcast ads, and 13 home shopping general agency corporate insurance agencies to discuss measures to soundly manage broadcast advertising for insurance products. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:28 AM

Final Hurdle Cleared for Paramount-Warner Merger as Court Approves Settlement Discovery, which foreshadows the birth of a global film and broadcasting giant, has cleared its final obstacle. SBS Oct 1, 2026 10:22 AM