[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] When President Lee Jae-myung was pointed out during a Fair Trade Commission business report on December 19 that domestic sanitary pad prices were 39% more expensive on average than overseas, he immediately ordered the Fair Trade Commission to investigate. According to Statistics Korea, the consumer price index for sanitary pads rose from 100 in 2020 to 120.91 in 2024, representing a roughly 20% increase over the past five years. As of the third quarter of this year, it was 118.48, showing a slight decline. This figure significantly exceeds the overall inflati
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Samsung Electronics (005930) has launched an internal investigation after it was discovered that it received bribes from a Taiwanese distributor to secure memory chip allocations. Industry publication DigiTimes reported on December 17th, "Samsung Taiwanese employees are suspected of receiving kickbacks from the distributor," and "the company has taken personnel action in its marketing and sales departments." Samsung explained that this was "part of routine operating procedures," but did not disclose further details. According to Reuters and DropReference, thi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As the prosecution is seeking a four-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million won for Samhyo Group Chairman Jeong Do-won in connection with the Yangju quarry collapse, the first accident under the Act on the Punishment of Serious Disasters, the business, labor, and legal communities are all on edge ahead of the sentencing in February 2026. Since the enactment of the Serious Disaster Punishment Act, suspended sentences have become the mainstream in many cases, and whether the court will hand down the first prison sentence to a "general management officer
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Mirae Asset Venture Investment (100790) is emerging as a new 'star stock' in the stock market, soaring 78% in just three trading days amid expectations of the listing of the American space development company SpaceX. According to the Korea Exchange, Mirae Asset Venture Investment's stock price closed at 17,080 won on December 19, up 19.92% from the previous trading day. Following the previous day's daily limit (29.93%), the stock continued its upward trend, reaching new all-time highs for two consecutive days. At one point in the morning, the price soared to
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As Coupang, Korea's largest online shopping platform, is embroiled in a large-scale personal information leak incident, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has hinted at the possibility of strong sanctions. Fair Trade Commission Chairman Joo Byung-ki recently stated in a presidential briefing that Coupang could face a business suspension if it fails to adequately implement consumer compensation measures. Coupang confirmed that the personal information of 33.7 million customers was leaked without authorization via an overseas server over a five-month period beginn
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