[Economy 365] While
Gyeonggi and Incheon are leading the rise in apartment prices, the rise in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area such as Uiwang was remarkable.
According to the Korea Real Estate Agency, until the 10th of this month, apartment prices in Uiwang rose 17% to the top in the country.
Siheung City, Incheon City, Yeonsu-gu, Ansan City, and Namyangju City also showed an increase of more than 10%.
It is analyzed that areas where apartment prices have risen less are attracting purchases due to favorable development and expansion of transportation networks.
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survey found that 3 out of 10 self-employed people have no choice but to consider closing their business even if the minimum wage is frozen.
When the Korea Economic Research Institute asked 525 self-employed people nationwide how much they would consider closing their business when the minimum wage increases, 32.2% answered that it is still in a limited situation.
45.7% of the respondents answered that the appropriate level of the minimum wage for next year should be frozen, and 22.5% said it should be raised below 5%.
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This year, it was found that the net purchase of individual investors in the domestic securities market exceeded 50 trillion won.
According to the financial investment industry, the amount of net purchases made by individual investors in the securities market until the 14th of this year amounted to 50,983,6 billion won.
In just four and a half months, it surpassed the total amount of personal purchases last year, and since January of last year, the amount of individual net purchases has reached 98.447.2 billion won.
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connection with the controversy over Google's vehicle platform'Android Auto', the Korea Communications Commission began to understand the actual situation.
Google has blocked apps from other app stores other than Google Play from running on Android Auto.
Android Auto is Google's vehicle infotainment platform and is installed in most automobiles in Korea.