Readers may notice some improvements to the JoongAng Daily business pages.
First, we will reorganize our market data index to better reflect the real economy. Dubai crude oil, which accounts for more than 80 percent of Korea’s crude imports, will replace West Texas Intermediate crude oil as the basis for international oil prices. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index will be added to the stock index, and the list of foreign currency exchange rates will be expanded to 20.
The Stock Market Capital Flow table on Page 4, a feature exclusive to the JoongAng Daily among English language newspapers in Korea, will add total deposits in local and foreign equity funds, a volume measure of indirect stock investments.
Regarding content, Page 3 will focus on economic policy and breaking news stories, while Pages 4 and 5 will focus on financial and corporate news, respectively.
Besides the in-depth “News in Focus” and “Stocks in Focus” features, we will add “A Glimpse of Business in Seoul.”
These stories will describe districts where certain kinds of businesses are concentrated in Seoul.