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Koyote's Kim Jong-min to Become a Father... Announces Wife's 17-Week Pregnancy Koyote's agency, JG Star, announced yesterday that the couple is preparing for the birth of their second-generation child, adding that further details, including the baby's gender, will be revealed on today's broadcast of the variety show The Return of Superman. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:45 AM

SEMAS Begins Accepting Applications for Loan Extensions and Repayment Deferrals for Small Businesses Affected by Homeplus Previously, to ensure management stability for small businesses affected by Homeplus, SEMAS provided "temporary management difficulty funds" with a maximum limit of 100 million won, set at 0.5 percentage points lower than the standard policy fund interest rate. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:44 AM

Incheon Ranks Highest in Preventable Mortality Among Major Cities for 5th Consecutive Year Amenable mortality calculates premature deaths that could have been avoided if timely and effective medical services had been provided. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:42 AM

South Korea's Foreign Reserves Fall in September After 4 Months According to the Bank of Korea , the country's foreign reserves stood at $440.56 billion at the end of September, down $1.72 billion from the end of August . SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:42 AM

'The Assassin(s)' Defies Escalating Controversy to Top Korean Box Office Over Holiday Weekend Even as controversies surrounding the film "The Assassin" intensify, audiences continue to flock to theaters. SBS Star Oct 6, 2026 9:40 AM

"Tax Revision to Surge Korail's Comprehensive Real Estate Holding Tax by W41.0 Bln, LH's by W12.9 Bln" Representative Kim Jung-jai of the ruling People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, announced today that she analyzed the tax revision's impact on the comprehensive real estate holding tax for public institutions under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport—including the Korea Land and Housing Corporation , Korea Railroad Corporation , Korea Expressway Corporation, and Incheon International Airport Corporation—as well as metropolitan local public enterprises such as Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation , and obtained these findings. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:40 AM

"Justice for All Jane Does": First Large-Scale Protest Over Sexual Assault at Cornell University Students and faculty outraged by the university's inadequate response held a large-scale protest on campus Monday at Cornell University, a prestigious U.S. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:40 AM

KOSME Allocates 100 Billion Won in Emergency Management Stabilization Funds for Businesses Hit by Fluctuations and Disasters The emergency management stabilization fund is a policy fund designed to support the business normalization of SMEs facing temporary operational hardships. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:39 AM

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Orders Full Inspection of Relatives' Hired Practices Following Allegations of Nepotism at Korea Gas Safety Corporation According to audit data submitted by the corporation to Representative Choi Su-jin of the ruling People Power Party—a member of the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee—an official identified as A, who served as the head of human resources, failed to report within the statutory deadline that their child applied for an open recruitment process in September of last year. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:38 AM

Capital Region Faces Housing Shortages While Regional Areas Delay Public Housing Starts Due to Lack of Demand According to data submitted by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation to Representative Kang Dae-shik of the People Power Party, who sits on the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, on October 6, there were 14 public housing projects that were included in LH's construction start plans last year but failed to break ground due to insufficient demand. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:37 AM