Rejected Meeting Application by the Indonesian Government, Now Criticized by South Korean Citizens

The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Rejected Meeting Application by the Indonesian Government, Now Criticized Severely by South Korean Citizens"

Dream - An application from China, Temu, was mentioned by the Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs, Teten Masduki, as being considered harmful to SMEs even though it has not yet entered the country. The application can directly connect factories in China with Indonesian consumers.

Rejected Meeting Application by the Indonesian Government, Now Criticized by South Korean Citizens

Apart from being a concern for the Indonesian government, the Temu application has also received strong criticism from consumers in South Korea for being perceived as engaging in fraudulent practices in social media advertising. In addition to Temu, the AliExpress application has also experienced the same problem.

Quoting from Merdeka.com, currently the Korean anti-monopoly body is being urged to take punitive action against the two companies. Consumers in the Land of Ginseng complain about the frequent appearance of advertisements for these two applications on social media, such as YouTube and Instagram.

They specifically expressed complaints about clickbait advertisements. For example, Temu repeatedly exposed its complicated advertisement for the Nintendo Switch video game console, which was sold for only KRW999 or equivalent to Rp11,000.

However, it turns out that the portable gaming device is sold for KRW360,000 or equivalent to IDR4.2 million on its official website. "That marketing gimmick reminds me of a pyramid scheme. I have never found anyone who has actually succeeded in buying the product at that price, although the company may have only succeeded in buying it for a small number of people," said a user named Temu.

"AliExpress is also criticized for running a deceptive membership service. The company promotes a 'free trial' period for 30 days, but charges US$19.90 or equivalent to Rp23,500 to those who have applied for the service without providing further notice at the end of the trial period."

An official from a retail company argued that the government should firmly punish those who engage in deceptive sales practices. Just like the punishment imposed on domestic companies in South Korea such as Coupang.

"Coupang recently received a hefty fine of around KRW140 billion, but Chinese players have not been punished severely, despite their continuous involvement in a series of controversies, including their latest promotion tactics and weak supervision of their products."

the words of the official.

Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM)

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