The historical local chronicles of Chongqing during the Ming and Qing dynasties as well as the Republic of China period valued both history and geography while also emphasizing humanities. The generic toponym characters best indicate the geographical type to which individual toponym belongs, and accommodates the changes in natural and social characteristics of the southwest region in China. The Grand Dictionary of Chinese Characters is an authoritative large-scale Chinese language dictionary, serving as a bridge between national language norms and the reality of people’s spoken language. It focuses on reflecting the origin, evolution, and actual usage of toponymic characters, but has quite limited absorption and utilization of toponymic materials from local chronicles. In order to investigate the lexicological value of local chronicles, this article uses the historical local chronicles of Chongqing to supplement the pronunciation, explaination, use cases, and inter-character relationships of the generic toponym characters compiled in The Grand Dictionary of Chinese Characters.

The 2020 revision of Japan's Wholesale Market Act aimed to improve the financial performance of wholesale companies. Before the revision, the wholesale market saw a continuous decline in transaction volume and value, and the operating profit margin of wholesale companies was 0.18% in 2018, with 38.2% of wholesale companies experiencing operating losses. After the revision of the Wholesale Market Act, the operating profit margin of wholesale companies significantly improved to 0.41% by 2022. The reasons for this improvement are as follows: The transaction amount and the rate of change between 2022 and 2018 showed little difference. The number of markets increased by one central wholesale market, and while the number of buying and selling participants decreased, individual purchase volumes increased. The proportion of auctions further declined, and the number of direct transactions rose. As consignment collection decreased, purchased collection increased, leading to an improvement in financial performance. Ultimately, despite the short time frame, the revision of Japan's Wholesale Market Act led to positive changes that improved the financial performance of wholesale companies.

Until now, only two species of Dichaetomyia Malloch have been recorded in the Korean fauna. In this study, we report two unrecorded species for the first time in Korea. External photographs, key to Korean species and taxonomic information are presented herein.

Subgenus Bothynoptera Schaum, 1863 of the genus Parena is mainly found in Oriental region. Despite this widespread distribution, species of the subgenus Bothynoptera are poorly known in Korea. While a total of 14 species have been recorded worldwide, only 3 species have been recorded in Korea. In this study, as a revisional work of Korean known species, a pictorial key and photographs of habitus and male genitalia for each species are provided, with a newly recorded species in Korea.

The family Pyralidae comprises over 6,000 species, and is composed of five subfamilies. Among those, the subfamily Phycitinae includes 3 genera, Addyme Walker, 1863, Calguia Walker, 1863, and Coleothrix Ragonot, 1888, with more than 3,300 species worldwide. However, several species of the genera have been erroneously stated and identified due to confusions caused by high morphological similarities. Therefore, we correct those errors through re-examinations of most of the type specimens, along with a diagnosis and table exhibiting the history of those genera. Additionally, we introduce two misidentified Korean pyralids belonging to the genus Addyme.

Six new species are described that are members of the New Zealand endemic genus Adalmus Reitter (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Euplectitae: Trichonychini: Panaphantina): A. bullerensis sp. nov., A. kanierensis sp. nov., A. karekarensis sp. nov., A. mangamukaensis sp. nov., A. puberilumbus sp. nov., and A. serrilumbus sp. nov. In addition, Dalmisus Sharp is placed as a junior synonym of Adalmus (gen. syn.) and the species Dalmisus batrisodes Sharp, 1886, Plectomorphus longiceps Broun, 1913 and P. longipes Broun, 1912 are placed as junior synonyms of A. velutinus Reitter, 1885 spp. syn. Also, P. rugiceps Broun, 1921 is transferred to the genus Adalmus, comb. nov. Adalmus now holds eight species.

Calonecrinae represent a unique but small subfamily of Nitidulidae that is endemic to South Asia. Their habitats, the South Asian lowland forests, are under the imminent threat of degradation, posing a risk of rapid extinction for these species in their specific locales. Despite the looming threat to their existence, our understanding of this enigmatic group remains limited. We conducted an examination of museum and newly collected specimens, alongside a review of the literature, leading to the discovery of a new species, Calonecrus mindanaoensis, from Mindanao, Philippines. For the first time, the morphology of all immature stages of the Calonecrinae was described, with detailed photographs including SEM images. Additionally, their natural history was uncovered for the first time, revealing that all life stages are uniquely adapted to spending their entire life cycle within sticky resin. We re-evaluated the phylogenetic placement of the Calonecrinae by constructing a phylogenetic tree based on the mitochondrial genome. Calonecrinae are positioned within the Epuraeinae clade and show significant affinity with the genus Trimenus. Consequently, this study proposes reclassifying Calonecrinae as Calonecrini stat nov, an extremely modified tribe within the Epuraeinae.

현행 전자금융거래법 상 전자금융업종은 시행 16년이 지나 낡았고, 지나치 게 세분화되고 경직돼 있다. 이로 인해 최근의 전자금융시장과 업계의 현실 을 유연하고 탄력성 있게 반영할 수 없는 문제점을 노출하고 있다. 업종을 지나치게 세세하게 구분하다 보니, 동일한 기능임에도 불구하고 서로 다른 업종으로 분류되어 다른 규제가 적용되고 있다. 역외 적용 측면에서도 해외 전자금융업체에 적용하기 힘든 상황이다. 게다가 혁신적인 핀테크 서비스의 출현을 제도적으로도 뒷받침하지 못하게 해 우회적인 편법 영업을 만연하게 하는 현상마저 낳고 있다. 전자금융업종은 전자금융거래법의 핵심 규율체계이다. 글로벌 스탠다드에 맞는 원칙과 기준을 확립해 시장에 적합한 전자금융업종의 통합ㆍ개편을 시 급히 추진해야 할 것으로 본다. 먼저 전자금융업종 설계의 기본이 되는 전 자지급수단에 대한 개념정의와 종류를 외국 선진법제처럼 포괄적(네거티브) 탄력적으로 설계해 나가는 것이 바람직하다고 본다. 전자지급수단을 기능 및 역할이 동일 유사한 형태끼리 통합하고 스테이블코인의 경우도 선불전자 지급수단으로 포섭하는 것을 검토해야 할 것으로 본다. 전자금융업종에 대해서도 EU, 일본처럼 원칙과 기능 중심으로 포괄적 설계 를 하는 것이 바람직해 보인다. 핀테크 등 혁신기업의 범위도 전자금융거래 법에서 이를 명확히 할 필요도 있다. 신생 혁신기업의 진입 활성화와 경쟁 촉진을 위해 Sliding Scale 제도나 스몰라이센스의 도입도 필요하다. 종합 지급결제사업자의 도입도 적극 검토할 필요가 있다. 전용 계좌와 연계된 고 객의 결제 관련 각종 데이터의 독자적 확보와 활용을 가능하게 해줘 다양한 부가 사업에 나설 수 있게 해줄 뿐만 아니라, 마이데이터의 고도화도 가능 해지기 때문이다. 오픈파이낸스 시대에 오픈뱅킹과 마이페이먼트의 법제화 도 시급하다. 현행 선불업자에 대한 규제도 공정거래위원회의 신유형상품권 표준약관과 규제 대상 중복문제와 자가형 발행업자들인 대형 백화점, 유통업체, 항공사 등이 배제되는 형평성 문제도 해소할 필요가 있다. 소액후불결제업무는 신 용공여가 주목적이 아니고 포용금융, 대안금융, 금융데이터사업의 성격이 강 한 만큼 소액후불결제의 혁신성, 이용자 후생 증진에 무게를 두고 전자금융 거래법 틀 내에서 세부 행위규제를 새로 설정하는 것이 바람직하다고 생각 한다. 전자금융보조업자들을 시장에 명확히 공개(공시)하여 금융회사·전자금융업자 의 전자금융보조업자에 대한 계약과 간접 감독에 만전을 기하고 전자금융보 조업자의 업무범위와 책임관계를 명확히 할 필요가 있다. 유럽 PSD2, PSD3, 일본 자금결제법에서처럼 전자지급거래 청산기관의 제 도화를 위해 해당 법 규정을 전자금융거래법에 반영하는 것도 바람직할 것 으로 본다. 그리고 전자금융거래법에 역외적용을 강화하는 내용을 반영, 국 내 사업자와의 형평성, 자국민(기업) 보호 차원에서 소비자보호를 위한 행위 규제, 진입규제 등은 강행규정으로서 행위 주체의 소재 국가와 상관없이 적 용되어야 할 것으로 본다.

This study examines the significance and problems of the Fourth Amendment to the Fisheries Act, which went into effect in January 2023. Following the passage of the Aquaculture Industry Development Act, the fourth amendment to the Fisheries Act sought to reform the fisheries legislative framework, while also including significant changes. In particular, a number of new systems for managing fishing gear have been implemented, and local governments now have some autonomy in fisheries management, which has allowed for adjustments to be made to meet the needs of the fishing industry and changes in socioeconomic situations. However, as independent legislation for each fisheries sector continues, the subject of regulation under the Fisheries Act, as well as the Act's position as a basic legal system, has been continuously reduced, overshadowing the Act's objective. As a result, a full-fledged assessment of changing the legislation's name in the future is required, as well as addressing issues such as the lack of difference in the legislative purpose clause and the necessity for further revision of the definition clause. Therefore, any future revisions to the Fisheries Act should aim to overhaul the existing framework, including fishing licenses and permits.