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PPP Lawmakers on Culture Committee Visit Jongmyo, Claim Sewoon District 4 Redevelopment Will Not Obstruct Views Lawmakers of the People Power Party on the National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee visited the Jongmyo area today , where the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the government are locked in a conflict over the redevelopment of Sewoon District 4. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:01 PM

Cho Jae-bok Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison in 1st Trial for Brutally Killing Mother-in-Law and Abandoning Body in Suitcase Cho Jae-bok, who was put on trial on charges of beating his mother-in-law to death and placing her body in a travel suitcase to abandon it, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the first trial. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:47 PM

In Prison Uniform, Hover Lab's Kim Se-ui Requests Bail Citing Solitary Confinement Risks Causing Harm to Mental Health Kim Se-ui, the head of the YouTube channel "Hover Lab," who was indicted and detained on charges including defaming actor Kim Soo-hyun, has requested release on bail, citing mental illness among other reasons. SBS Star Oct 15, 2026 4:44 PM

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Gumi Mayor to Face Court Examination in Legal Battle with Singer Lee Seung-hwan Over Canceled Concert The appellate court has decided to directly question Gumi Mayor Kim Jang-ho in court regarding the cancellation of singer Lee Seung-hwan's concert just two days before the event. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:43 PM

Single-Stock Leverage Products Hit Record Lows Amid Samsung, SK Hynix Plunge According to the Korea Exchange and Koscom CHECK, 14 single-stock leverage products recorded declines of 19% to 22% on this day. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:42 PM

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Gang Arrested for Laundering 28.7 Billion Won in Investment Fraud Funds at Casinos Two men carrying large bags walk side by side into a restroom. CCTV captured the moment a money exchanger, having finished laundering funds at a casino, entered the restroom to hand over bundles of cash to a courier. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:40 PM

"Simple Private Conversation"... 20-Something Acquitted of Insulting Superiors and Making Sexually Derogatory Remarks in Military The 1st Criminal Division of the Jeju District Court announced today that it overturned the lower court's sentence of six months in prison suspended for one year against the defendant in his 20s, identified as A, who had been indicted on charges of insulting a superior, and instead found him not guilty. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:37 PM

Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Rises to Mid-1,300 Won Range Amid Plunging Stock Prices... Highest in 9 Trading Days As the KOSPI plunged more than 7% today , the won-dollar exchange rate briefly rose to the mid-1,300 won range. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:30 PM

Investor Deposits Drop Below 100 Trillion Won Amid Stock Market Plunge; Forced Liquidation Surges by Tens of Billions of Won Daily As the domestic stock market continues its steep decline, investor deposits, which serve as waiting funds for the market, have fallen back below 100 trillion won. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:28 PM

Floating Mortgage Rates to Rise Again... COFIX Sees Largest Jump in 3 Years and 10 Months According to the Korea Federation of Banks on the 15th, the COFIX based on newly handled funds for September was tallied at 3.43 percent, up 0.25 percentage points from August (3.18 percent per annum). SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:27 PM