[Economy 365] It was found that
apartment prices in Seoul rose by more than a year's value in the first half of this year alone.
According to the Korea Real Estate Agency, apartment prices in Seoul rose 3.18% in the first half of the year, exceeding the annual increase rate of 3.01% last year.
By classification, Nowon-gu had the highest increase rate at 5.08%, followed by Gangnam 3 districts.
It is interpreted that real demand flowed in from a sense of crisis that it would be difficult to obtain a house if it was not bought, even if it was a mid-to-low priced house, and the sale price rose as the Jeonse price jumped.
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6 out of 10 small business owners were found to be thinking about closing or closing their business.
As a result of a recent survey of 300 small business owners by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Businesses, 57.3% answered that they were thinking about closing or closing their business due to difficulties in raising social distance.
In addition, 67.3% of small business owners located in the metropolitan area predicted that their sales in July and August of this year would decrease by more than 40% than expected.
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you have made a reservation for accommodation and it becomes difficult to stay due to strict social distancing measures, the penalty will be waived.
The Fair Trade Commission has sent an official document to each lodging platform operator, 'Criteria for penalty reduction and exemption in case of an infectious disease outbreak' containing this information.
According to the standard, if movement is practically restricted due to administrative orders or social distancing measures, or if it is impossible to fulfill the contract because it is impossible to meet, the contract can be canceled without penalty.
If it is difficult to perform the contract, the contract can be changed without penalty or 50% of the penalty can be reduced when canceling the contract.
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LG Electronics announced that it has held a 'Metaverse' graduation ceremony for employees who have completed the software expert training course.
Metaverse is a compound word of 'meta' meaning virtual and 'universe' meaning the real world, and refers to a space where the real and virtual worlds are mixed.