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Kim Min-jeong Staff writer, Economic policy News Desk

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Moon administration faces audit findings on manipulated real estate and income statistics
Moon administration faces audit findings on manipulated real estate and income statistics
(If the statistics are not corrected) I will ruin the organization and the budget. It has been confirmed that during the Moon Jae-in administration, the Blue House (BH) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport exerted pressure on the Korea Real Estate Board and Statistics Korea to sys...
Korea Fair Trade Commission orders POSCO to correct false eco-friendly claims
POSCO, which emphasized 'eco-friendliness' without objective grounds while selling steel products, has come under sanctions from the Fair Trade Commission. On the 17th, the Fair Trade Commission announced it would impose corrective orders on POSCO and POSCO Holdings for exaggerating eco-friendliness...
Seoul residents fear frequent sinkholes as investigation into 20m collapse begins
On March 31 at 10 a.m. at the intersection near Daemyung Elementary School in Myeongil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, people wearing safety helmets were bustling about. This is the site where a large sinkhole, measuring 20 meters in diameter and depth, occurred a week earlier, on March 24. The sinkhole o...
Fair Trade Commission corrects Hankook Tire's coercive supplier practices
The Fair Trade Commission issued corrective measures against Hankook Tire & Technology for unfairly intervening in the management of its dealerships. In particular, it was pointed out that the actions of limiting the procurement of consumables used by the dealerships to only those designated by the ...
FTC in Korea investigates seven ad agencies for deceiving self-employed individuals
The Fair Trade Commission has identified advertising agencies that deceived self-employed individuals into entering advertising contracts by impersonating large platforms or public institutions or inflating contract terms. On the 16th, the Fair Trade Commission noted that it referred seven advertisi...
Choi Sang-mok critiques 250,000 won cash support's economic impact in Korea
The financial authorities expressed a cautious stance regarding the payment of 250,000 won in regional currency to all citizens. On the 15th, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok said during a National Assembly government questioning session, “I have many questions a...
Choi Sang-mok urges maximum US tariff negotiations before new government launch
On the 15th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok stated regarding the United States' tariff imposition response, "I think it would be better to proceed with negotiations to the maximum extent possible in the interest of national benefits, and to finalize the remai...
Minister Park prioritizes safety at Han River tunnel construction site in Korea
Minister Park Sang-woo of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport visited the Han River tunnel construction site between Gimpo and Paju, emphasizing that "safety must be prioritized at every construction stage, especially for complex projects." According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastru...
AMRO sets South Korea's growth forecast at 1.6% for 2023, 1.9% for 2024
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) predicted that South Korea's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate will be 1.6% this year and 1.9% next year. AMRO noted this in its report titled "2025 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO)" released on the 15th. This growth rate forecast for Sout...
Korea fines KOG 36 million won for misleading game probability claims
The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 14th that it has imposed a penalty surcharge of 36 million won along with a corrective order against the online game company KOG for violating the Electronic Commerce Act by misrepresenting the probability of winning. The problematic game is 'Grand Chase Cl...
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