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New Startups in Domestic-Facing Sectors Decline, Reaching 9-Year Low Both the startup rate and the closure rate, which represent the proportions of newly created and terminated businesses among all active enterprises, hit record lows. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:44 PM

Government Inspects Clinics Selling Obesity Injections On-Site Violating Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it is pursuing direct on-site inspections to eradicate illegal on-site dispensing and sales practices. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:42 PM

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"Critical Flaw Found in PHP"... KISA Advises Urgent Security Update As security vulnerabilities have become known domestically, government authorities have launched emergency responses, such as guiding related companies to take security measures. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:37 PM

Cheong Wa Dae: "President Lee Used AI as Tool to Find Facts... Claims on State Affairs Distorted" ▲ President Lee Jae-myung Cheong Wa Dae stated that President Lee Jae-myung's so… SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:37 PM

Netflix Partners with Korean Film Council to Share Global Know-How with Next-Gen Filmmakers Netflix is joining hands with the Korean Film Council to nurture the next generation of Korean film talent. SBS Star Oct 22, 2026 2:35 PM

Saudi Airports and Oil Facilities Hit by Strikes, Escalating Middle East Tensions According to foreign news outlets including AP and AFP, King Fahd International Airport, located in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia, was struck in the evening on the same day. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:35 PM

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Full-Time Homemakers to Join National Pension? Overhaul of Eligibility System Underway Full-time homemakers and other spouses without income who were previously pushed outside the national pension system due to a lack of past contribution history are now facing a systematic overhaul to be incorporated as local subscribers. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:34 PM

Blue House: "Did Prosecutor General Maintain Neutrality When Not Attending Cabinet Meetings?" The Blue House has once again pushed back against criticism that having the heads of investigative and prosecutorial agencies, such as the Major Crimes Investigation Agency and the Indictment Agency, attend Cabinet meetings could negatively affect their independence. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:32 PM

U.S. Aerial Refueling Aircraft and Chinese Drone Briefly Face Off in Taiwan Airspace Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft A U.S. aerial refueling aircraft and a Chinese drone briefly faced off in the airspace southwest of Taiwan, the Taiwan Times reported on October 22. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:28 PM

Court Dismisses Victim's Appeal to Block 'Busan Roundhouse Kick' Attacker's Prison Deposit Use According to legal circles today , the 9-2 Civil Division of the Busan District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Dong-hyun) dismissed the appeal filed by the victim against the perpetrator, surnamed Lee, in a case regarding a change to the scope of claims exempt from seizure. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:25 PM