Government, speeding up transition subsidies… Telecommunications company, “It will be implemented on the 16th”
Computer network verification not completed… Confusion between distributors and consumers is inevitable. Fair Trade Commission continues investigation into sales incentive collusion… The burden of policy mismatch still persists Consumer discrimination controversy… Benefits only to number portability subscribers The manufacturer is also dissatisfied… Waiting demand spreads due to size of subsidy If you change your carrier, […]
‘One year in office’, Fair Trade Commission Chairman Ki-jeong Han eradicates unfair practices in the area of people’s livelihood
Fair Trade Commission Chairman Han Ki-jeong celebrates his first anniversary in office on the 16th. Chairman Han looked back on the achievements of the past year and announced that he would continue to develop the policy stance and proactively respond to the changing economic environment. ◆”Efforts to improve unfair trade practices in the public livelihood […]
Local Chicken Association strongly protests against the Fair Trade Commission’s corrective order… Take legal action
Chicken displayed at a hypermarket in Seoul on the 18th of last month [사진=연합뉴스] The association strongly protested against the Fair Trade Commission’s decision to set the price and quantity of chicken illegally and imposed a fine on the Korea Native Chicken Association. They expressed their intention to take legal action, saying that the Fair […]
[아주경제 오늘의 뉴스 종합] In the controversy over the abolition of the Ministry of Recreation and the retreat of the military salary promises…
[사진=아주경제 DB] ◆ 尹 side, abolition of the leisure ministry and controversies over the withdrawal of military salary promises… “I keep my promises” On the 5th, President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s side actively responded to the controversy about the retreat of major presidential campaign promises, such as the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family […]
SK Siltron did not take advantage of private interests… Response to administrative lawsuit against SK Fair Trade Commission sanctions
SK Siltron Gumi Plant [사진=SK실트론] SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and SK Corporation filed an administrative lawsuit on the 15th, dissatisfied with the sanctions imposed by the Fair Trade Commission on the suspicion of embezzlement of SK Siltron’s private interests. According to the business community, SK Corporation filed a lawsuit against the Fair Trade Commission’s […]
E-Land fined 4 billion won for ‘unfair support for holding companies in financial difficulty’
E-Land Retail stores clothing brand ‘Spao’ [사진=아주경제 DB] When the Fair Trade Commission, in effect, the holding company, E-Land World, fell out of financial trouble due to unreasonable business expansion, it discovered that E-Land Retail, an affiliated company, provided the funds free of charge and imposed a fine. On the 10th, the Fair Trade Commission […]
Over 10,000 franchise brands… Strong ‘startup boom’ despite Corona
A view of a restaurant in Myeong-dong, Seoul [사진=연합뉴스] Amid the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, franchise brands have surpassed 10,000. This can be attributed to the increased number of prospective founders seeking new breakthroughs. However, the restaurant industry brands, which account for more than 80% of all brands, recorded the largest decrease in sales, and could […]
The press, which is the largest shareholder of Hoban Construction, accused of by the Fair Trade Commission, was silent.
On the 17th, the Fair Trade Commission filed a complaint against Chairman Kim Sang-yeol for concealing his family members and other affiliates and forcing him to work. Prior to this, an executive of the Electronic Newspaper, a media company owned by Hoban Construction, invited Cho Seong-wook, chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, to meet and […]
[로앤피이슈] Galaxy S22’s ‘performance degradation’ controversy … spreads to violation of the Labeling and Advertising Act
[노태문 삼성전자 MX사업부장(사장)이 온라인으로 개최된 ‘삼성 갤럭시 언팩 2022’에서 갤럭시 S22 울트라를 소개하고 있다. 사진=삼성전자] [아주로앤피] On the 10th of last month, Roh Tae-moon, president of Samsung Electronics’ MX Division, presented the new smartphone Galaxy S22 series at the ‘Galaxy Unpacked 2022’ event and said, “It is the most powerful smartphone ever. You can enjoy […]
Fair Trade Commission imposes a fine of 12 million won for taxpayers who violate the separation of finance and industry
The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 9th that it had imposed a correction order and a fine of 12 million won on a sample for violating the principle of separation of finance and industry, which prohibits general holding companies from owning stocks of domestic companies engaged in the financial and insurance business. According to […]