[Economy 365]
Ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, we need to be cautious about smishing messages that include delivery times for couriers and the payment of Corona 19 disaster support.
To prevent damage, do not access an Internet address of unknown origin or click on text that leads to malicious app installation.
The Ministry of Science and Technology plans to cooperate with the three mobile telecom companies to send out a letter of the state to all citizens containing examples of smishing and actions.
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government will import 24 million eggs by the end of February after New Year's
Day
.
First of all, the government plans to secure a local export workshop for rapid import of eggs, and to intensively inspect the entire egg distribution process, including customs clearance procedures and egg shell markings.
In addition, if the supply of eggs deteriorates due to the outbreak of avian influenza, we plan to promote additional income.
--- As the
demand for non-face-to-face transactions increased due to Corona 19, the amount of online shopping transactions last year reached a record high.
According to the National Statistical Office, the amount of online shopping transactions last year was 161.1 trillion won, an increase of 19.1% from the previous year, the highest since 2001, when related statistics were written.
Mobile shopping transaction volume also increased by 24.5% to 107.8 trillion won, the highest ever.
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According to the Korea Imported Automobile Association, the number of newly registered imported passenger cars last month was 2,321 units, an increase of 26.5% compared to the same period last year.
By brand, Mercedes-Benz ranked first and second with 5,918 units and BMW with 5,717 units, followed by Audi, Volkswagen, and Volvo.
Separately, Tesla's number of new registrations was limited to 18 due to the reorganization of subsidies for electric vehicles.