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Coupang's Korean unit sent some 900 billion won in expenses to its U.S. headquarters in 2024

The Korean unit of online retailer Coupang transferred more than 900 billion won ($620 million) in expenses to its headquarters in the United States in 2024, according to an industry report analyzed by Yonhap News Agency on Sunday.

2026.2.1

Police officials are seen in front of Kakao’s Pangyo Agit building in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, after a bomb threat was uploaded to the company's customer service center website on Dec. 15. [YONHAP]

Kakao headquarters on Jeju Island evacuated after latest bomb threat

Kakao has been the center of numerous bomb threats this week alone at offices in Seongnam, Gyeonggi and Jeju, though nothing unusual was found in searches conducted by the police.

2025.12.18

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A police explosive ordnance disposal vehicle is seen in front of Kakao's Pangyo Agit headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 15. [YONHAP]

Kakao's Pangyo Agit headquarters receives bomb threat

Kakao received bomb threats — all likely sent by the same perpetrator — early on Monday, according to the IT industry. The messages claimed that explosives had been planted at the company's headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi.

2025.12.15

The Korean container ship HMM Stockholm is loaded at the loading terminal Burchardkai in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany, on April 3. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

DP's Lee proposing moving shipping giant HMM to Busan

The shipping industry is abuzz after Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, proposed relocating the headquarters of HMM, whose primary shareholders are government-affiliated entities, to Busan.

2025.5.16

A renewed Bank of Korea headquarters, center, in central Seoul on Monday. [BANK OF KOREA]

Bank of Korea blames interest rates for rental frauds

The Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong said the central bank’s monetary policy is partly responsible for the recent spate of housing fraud.

2023.4.24

Former chief of the Yongsan Police Precinct Lee Im-jae, left, and Yongsan Fire Station Chief Choi Seong-beom, right, are seen walking into the office of the special investigation headquarters in Mapo District on Monday. [NEWS1]

Yongsan police, fire chiefs grilled about Itaewon tragedy

The police questioned Lee Im-jae, former chief of the Yongsan Police Precinct, and Choi Seong-beom, chief of the Yongsan Fire Station, on Monday about the Itaewon Halloween tragedy.

2022.11.21

Doosan Engineering & Construction's building in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Friday. [YONHAP]

Doosan Group raided in relation to allegations surrounding former candidate Lee Jae-myung

Prosecutors raided the headquarters of Doosan Group on Tuesday in relation to allegations that former presidential candidate and current Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung, who was mayor of Seongnam from 2010 to 2018, took donations from...

2022.9.20

The Emart headquarters building in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul [JOONGANG ILBO]

Krafton consortium preferred for Emart HQ sale

Game developer Krafton will buy Emart’s headquarters in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, which is valued at around 1 trillion won ($845.5 million), according to local news reports. CBRE Korea, the Korean branch of U.S. real estate investment firm ...

2021.10.17

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Police leaders attend a ceremony to launch the National Investigation Headquarters, Korea's version of the FBI, at the National Police Agency in Seoul on Monday. The new investigation command center will oversee investigations by the police...

2021.1.4

Coupang workers at its headquarters in Jamsil, southern Seoul, on Monday demand the e-commerce operator apologize for failing to respond properly after some of the workers at its distribution center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, tested positive in May. [NEWS1]

Coupang shuts headquarters after employee tests positive

Coupang shut its headquarters in Jamsil, southern Seoul, on Monday after an employee tested positive for Covid-19.

2020.8.24