PM pledges to root out price-fixing practices

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook pledged Wednesday to root out price-fixing practices, saying the government has imposed more than 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in administrative fines this year alone on companies involved in collusion. Han made the remark in a post on X, saying stabilizing prices is an important responsibility of the government. "We will firmly safeguard the people's dining…