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Selection Process Begins for First Head of Prosecution Service... Prosecutor General Recommendation Committee Formed This comes about one year and three months after former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung stepped down in July of last year. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:49 PM

Justice, Gender Equality, and Financial Services Ministries to Move to Sejong in 2027... Massive Relocation of 10,000 Public Officials Forty-four central administrative agencies located in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Unification, and the Ministry of National Defense, will be relocated in phases to Sejong from 2027 to 2031. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:49 PM

Justice Ministry, Ministry of Gender Equality, FSC to Move to Sejong in 2027... Mass Relocation of 10,000 Civil Servants A total of 44 central government agencies located in the capital area, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Unification, and the Ministry of National Defense, will be relocated to Sejong in phases from next year until 2031. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:44 PM

Han Ye-ri Cast as Lawmaker's Secretary in Black Comedy 'Room 1301 Knows' Actor Han Ye-ri has been cast as the lead in the film "Room 1301 Knows" . SBS Star Oct 13, 2026 2:43 PM

Hanwha Eagles Renew Contract with Asian Quarter Pitcher Wang Yen-chung for $300,000 The professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles have renewed their contract with Taiwanese Asian-quarter left-handed pitcher Wang Yen-chung . SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:35 PM

Group Busted for Uploading 8.4 Million Illegal Adult Videos Across 600 Accounts, Pocketing 90 Million Won The Chungnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 13th that it has arrested an individual in their 40s, surnamed A, and booked another individual in their 30s, surnamed B, without detention on charges of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and forwarded them to the prosecutors' office. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:34 PM

Choi Dong-won Free Baseball Clinic Produces First Pro Draft Picks in 11 Years Since Launch The Choi Dong-won Memorial Foundation announced today that pitcher Choi Su-hong , a 3rd-batch alumnus of the baseball clinic, was selected in the 4th round by the Hanwha Eagles in the 2027 KBO Rookie Draft, and pitcher Kim Min-seo , a 2nd-batch alumnus, was selected in the 11th round by the Kiwoom Heroes. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:34 PM

Forensic Probe Debunks Hover Lab's KakaoTalk Claims: Sender Identified as Another Celebrity, Not Kim Soo-hyun A media report has revealed that police forensic analysis found actor Kim Soo-hyun was not the person exchanging KakaoTalk messages with the late actor Kim Sae-ron in 2016, despite allegations previously made by YouTube channel Hover Lab and the bereaved family. SBS Star Oct 13, 2026 2:34 PM

Na Kyung-won and Other PPP Lawmakers Deny Charges of 'Obstructing Yoon's Arrest,' Claiming No Assault or Threats Lawmakers from the People Power Party indicted on charges of obstructing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police from arresting former President Yoon Suk Yeol denied the charges in court. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:25 PM

Court Grants Bail to Former National Assembly Security Unit Chief Mok Hyun-tae, Accused of Implicating in Martial Law Blockade According to the legal community on October 13, Criminal Division 12-1 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Lee Seung-chul, Cho Jin-gu, and Kim Min-a) granted Mok's request for bail on this day. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:24 PM