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'Doctor X: Mafia in White' Stars Lee Jung-eun and Kim Ji-won Set Sights on Best Couple Award Actors Lee Jung-eun and Kim Ji-won teased an all-time great female-female chemistry through "Doctor X: Mafia in White". SBS Star Oct 7, 2026 5:11 PM

Minister Lee So-young Says Differential Minimum Wage by Industry "Requires Deliberation" Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee So-young stated today that the proposal to apply the minimum wage differentially by industry is an issue that "requires deliberation." Minister Lee made the remark during the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups by the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee, in response to a question from People Power Party lawmaker Cho Ji-yeon regarding the burden of labor costs on small business owners and the differential application of the minimum wage by industry. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:09 PM

Land Minister: "Demand for Land Transaction Permit System Exists… Will Review Extension Based on Market Conditions" Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hong Ji-seon stated today regarding the land transaction permit system applied to all of Seoul and 12 areas in Gyeonggi Province until the end of this year, saying, "We believe there is demand," and adding that the ministry will review whether to extend it while monitoring market conditions. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:07 PM

Japan Announces Roster for Next Month's Asia Professional Baseball Championship Led by new manager Tadahito Iguchi, who played in both Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball , the Japanese national team consists of 28 players in total, comprising 25 players aged 24 or younger or in their third year or less as professionals, along with three wildcards aged 29 or younger. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:06 PM

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Man in 50s Arrested for Murder of Couple in Naju... Electric Bicycle Found, What Was the Motive? A man in his 50s has been arrested by police on charges of breaking into a rural home in Naju, South Jeolla Province, and murdering a couple in their 60s. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:04 PM

"Nuri Rocket's 5th Launch a Success"…Five Micro-Constellation Satellites Placed into Orbit Marking its fourth consecutive success following the failure of its inaugural launch in 2021, Nuri has raised its launch success rate to 80%. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:03 PM

LG's Song Seung-ki and Kim Jin-sung Out for the Season, Oh Ji-hwan Restricted to Batting Professional baseball team LG Twins left-handed pitcher Song Seung-ki and veteran relief pitcher Kim Jin-sung have effectively been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to injuries. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:03 PM

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Oh Se-hoon Criticizes Government Over Public Anxiety on Real Estate, Vows to Make Seoul "Special City for Quality of Life" Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has criticized the government, stating that the decline in President Lee Jae-myung’s approval ratings stems from public anxiety caused by real estate issues and the neutralization of the prosecution. SBS Oct 7, 2026 5:00 PM

Asian Games Organizing Committee Issues Apology for Delayed Taegeukgi Hoisting and Transportation Issues The organizing committee for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has officially apologized to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee for various operational disruptions experienced by the South Korean sports delegation during the tournament. SBS Oct 7, 2026 4:57 PM

Korea's Top Individual Tax Delinquent, 'Ship King' Kwak Hyuk, to Pay KRW 400 Bln… KRW 100 Bln Paid First He has already paid KRW 100 billion in cash. The National Tax Service announced today that, following tracking by a special task force on high-value delinquencies, Chairman Kwak submitted a payment plan to fully settle his personal tax arrears of KRW 393.8 billion. SBS Oct 7, 2026 4:49 PM