The fight against soaring food prices has become a top economic task for the newly launched Lee Jae-myung administration. —AP
JUST days into his presidency, South Korean leader Lee Jae-myung found himself facing an unlikely but potent symbol of economic distress: the cost of ramyeon. “Is it true,” he asked during an emergency economic meeting on Monday, “that one packet now costs 2,000 won (RM6.20)?”
The figure was exaggerated, but the sentiment behind the question struck a nerve. For many South Koreans, the supermarket has become the front line in a broader struggle over living costs and public trust in government.
