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[Guest: Kim Dae-ho, Director of the Global Economic Research Institute] This is 'Reading the Economy,' a segment designed to help us understand current economic issues more easily. Today, we will discuss various economic issues with Kim Dae-ho, Director of the Global Economic Research Institute. [Question 1] Let's start with news from the stock market. The KOSPI, which continued to experience extreme volatility last week, rose to the 8,300 mark early today but then turned downward again. This week features Samsung Electronics' Q2 earnings announcement and SK Hynix's US ADR listing, yet the market does not seem to be reacting significantly. Why do you think that is? [Question 1-1] The securities industry has projected Samsung Electronics' Q2 revenue at 175 trillion won and operating profit at 84.5 trillion won. These figures represent increases of over 134% and 1,708%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. Will it record its best performance to date, meeting market expectations? [Question 2] Following President Lee's announcement of the "Three Major Mega-Projects" last week, he presided over a joint public-private inspection meeting on the semiconductor cluster today. The purpose of this meeting is for the government and companies to review the progress of the "Three Major Mega-Projects" to ensure their smooth implementation. What were the key points discussed? [Question 3] While the semiconductor industry is booming, there are still many shadows in our society. Last year, the number of self-employed individuals who closed their businesses after holding out for more than five years reached its highest level since records began. With the decision to terminate the rehabilitation proceedings for Homeplus, business conditions for the self-employed are expected to worsen. If the self-employed collapse, it is tantamount to the collapse of our country's middle class; does the government have any countermeasures? [Question 4] Let's also talk about prices. Next week (the 15th) is the first day of the dog days of summer (Chobok), and the price of Samgyetang, a representative health food, has risen by nearly 30% over the past five years. A single bowl now costs over 18,000 won. There is even talk that it is "Golden Chicken Soup" rather than "Samgyetang." Is the cost of food, as felt by ordinary people, truly critical? [Question 5] Starting today, the identity verification process for activating a mobile phone will become stricter. Previously, activating a phone was possible simply by presenting an ID card, but from today, additional identity verification via facial recognition or mobile ID is required. Is this a measure intended to prevent the distribution of burner phones or voice phishing crimes? ▣ Subscribe to 'Docu-Digging,' Yonhap News TV's specialized documentary channel    / @docu-digging   ▣ Subscribe to the Yonhap News TV YouTube channel    / @yonhapnewstv23   ▣ The beginning of Korean news, Yonhap News TV http://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/