Lee Doo-won, a senior official at the Ministry of Data and Statistics, speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on Sept. 2, 2026, to announce South Korea's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident. (Yonhap)

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