PM orders crackdown on hoarding amid Middle East-related supply concerns

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok instructed the government Wednesday to crack down on the hoarding of critical items, such as medical syringes and petrochemical feedstocks, amid supply concerns stemming from the Middle East conflict. Kim gave the instruction during an emergency economic headquarters meeting, one of several bodies launched to coordinate the government's response to the war. "The emergency economic response system must continue to be operated steadfastly," he said, citing the fragile s

By The Korea Herald