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  "id": 18075204,
  "title": "PM pledges to root out price-fixing practices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pm-pledges-to-root-out-price-fixing-practices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:44:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261104006000315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook pledged on Wednesday to eradicate price-fixing practices in South Korea, highlighting that the government has imposed more than 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in administrative fines on companies involved in collusion this year alone. In a post on X, she emphasized that stabilizing prices is a crucial responsibility of the government. \"We will firmly safeguard the people's dining tables from price-fixing,\" she stated. Han noted that the fines imposed this year for price-fixing of sugar, eggs, flour, and starch-related products led to price drops of up to 26.5% for those items. She promised to root out such collusion and strengthen economic sanctions to ensure that no further profits can be gained through such practices.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook pledged Wednesday to roo...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "PM pledges to root out price-fixing practices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pm-pledges-to-root-out-price-fixing-practices-18079527",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}