[Economy 365]



Last year, the average household income was 59.24 million won, an increase of 1.7% from a year ago, recording the lowest growth rate since the 2012 statistics.



According to the National Statistical Office, earned income of household income increased by 0.3% to 3791 million won, but business income decreased by 2.2% to 11.15 million won.



On the other hand, public transfer income was 4.57 million won, an increase of 18.3% from the previous year, the largest increase since statistics were prepared.



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noodle and naengmyeon manufacturing industry has been designated as a suitable industry for livelihoods, new entry of large and mid-sized companies will be restricted from next year.



Large companies cannot take over, start or expand their noodle and naengmyeon business for 5 years starting from January 1 of next year, except for exceptional approvals.



Violating this may result in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 150 million won, and a compulsory performance fee within 5% of the violating sales may be imposed.



The Ministry of Mid- and Mid-term decided not to restrict production and sales of noodles and naengmyeon as intermediate ingredients for convenience meals.



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Kakao Bank will temporarily suspend'minus bankbook credit loans' until the end of this month.



Kakao Bank Negative Passbook Loan is a loan product for high-credit employees.



However, it is possible to make additional transactions for the negative bank account, such as extending the loan, and for loans on a case-by-case basis, emergency money loans, and cheonsei deposit loans.



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LG Electronics launches a new 2021 notebook'LG Gram' and proceeds with pre-sale.



The new product is the'LG Gram 16', a 16-inch model following the existing 14-inch, 15.6-inch, and 17-inch sizes.



The LG Gram 16 weighs only 1,190g and has been certified by the Guinness Association as the world's lightest 16-inch laptop.