靑, “We do not consider military support or dispatch of troops” in Ukraine crisis
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The Blue House announced on the 23rd that it is not considering military support or dispatch of troops in relation to the crisis of military clash over Ukraine.
A senior Blue House official met with reporters on the same day and said, “We are examining what we can do while looking at what the situation will look like in the future and what kind of impact it will have on us. not,” he said.
In response to the question ‘Are you receiving a request from the United States to participate in sanctions against Russia,’ the official said, “The United States has continued to reveal plans for intensive export controls and financial sanctions against Russia.” We have been negotiating,” he said.
[단독]”I’m looking for a positive self-diagnosis kit” A trick appears in the PCR cost burden
According to a report by Ajou Economic Daily on the 23rd, a woman in her 40s living in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do was tested for COVID-19 with a self-diagnosis kit after her family was recently confirmed with Corona 19. She said the results were negative, but when her cold symptoms continued for over three days, Mr. A tried to get a PCR test. But she was told that if the self-diagnostic kit test result was negative, she would pay 120,000 won and she had to undergo a PCR test.
Person A, who was worried about the high cost, remembered that a few days ago, an acquaintance had also been diagnosed with COVID-19. The acquaintance tested positive for the self-diagnosis kit, presented it to the public health center and underwent a PCR test. Person A contacted the acquaintance and was handed a positive self-diagnosis kit, showed it to a screening clinic, and received a free PCR test. Person A said, “There was no process to determine whether the self-diagnosis kit was mine or not.”
When it was not possible to obtain a self-diagnosis kit that tested positive, there was a case where it was replaced with a photograph taken. B, in his 30s, recently had symptoms of body aches, such as muscle pain, and took a self-diagnosis kit test, but it came out negative. Mr. B wanted to undergo a PCR test for more accurate test results. Mr. B saved a photo of the proton test kit that her friend had previously shared online and submitted it to the screening clinic. A person from the screening clinic said, “It’s not possible, but I’ll do it this time.” He conducted a PCR test on Mr. B.
[단독] Hanwha Impact invests 359.6 billion won in new business development this year
Hanwha Impact (formerly Hanwha General Chemical), which changed its identity from a chemical company to an investment company in the second half of last year, has been investing close to 10 times its operating profit in 2020 from the beginning of this year to discover new businesses. It is analyzed that the investment reflects the active will of major shareholders such as Kim Dong-gwan, president of Hanwha Solutions.
According to the business world on the 23rd, Hanwha Impact decided on the 18th to invest 359.6 billion won in a capital increase of Hanwha Impact Global (formerly Hanwha General Chemical Global), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanwha Impact. This is close to a total of 407.9 billion won in capital increase funds invested in Hanwha Impact Global three times last year.
The combined funds invested in Hanwha Impact Global last year and this year amount to 767.4 billion won. Considering that the capital increase is likely to continue during the remainder of this year, the investment is expected to exceed KRW 1 trillion.
[단독] PC Direct, aftermath of dispute over management rights?
It was confirmed on the 23rd that PC Direct, a general distribution company that provides computer parts and IT solutions (CEO Seo Dae-shik), is under intense tax investigation by the National Tax Service.
According to the same industry, at the end of last year, the National Tax Service sent agents from the 4th Bureau of Investigation at the Seoul Regional Tax Office to the PC Direct headquarters located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul without prior notice, and deposited related data necessary for the tax investigation. The tax investigation on PC Direct is scheduled to be carried out by the middle of next month, but considering that it is an investigation by the 4 countries, the possibility of an extension of the investigation cannot be ruled out.
Some are predicting that this tax investigation will not have anything to do with the dispute over PC Direct’s management rights between USR (CEO Song Seung-ho) and PC Direct.
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