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Location of South Korea. South Korea is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. [1] Highly urbanized at 92%, [2] South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle; half of them live in high-rises [3] concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents [4] and the world's sixth-leading global city [5] with the fourth-largest economy [6 ...
List of largest companies of South Korea. Corporate headquarter buildings of Big 4 Chaebol groups; Samsung, Hyundai Motors, SK, and LG (Clockwise from top left) This article lists the largest companies in South Korea in terms of their revenue, net profit, total assets and market value according to American business magazines Fortune and Forbes.
Lotte Corporation is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea. [ 1] Lotte was founded on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery in Seoul on April 3, 1967.
Nexon Co., Ltd. (formerly Korean : 주식회사 넥슨) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher. [ 7] It develops and publishes titles including MapleStory, Blue Archive, Dungeon & Fighter, Sudden Attack, and KartRider. [ 7] Headquartered in Japan, the company has offices in South Korea, the United States, Taiwan and Thailand.
Kakao. McCune–Reischauer. K'ak'ao. Kakao Corporation ( Korean: 카카오) is a South Korean Internet conglomerate headquartered in Jeju City. It was formed through the merger of Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc in 2010. The company was renamed Daum Kakao in 2014. [ 5] In 2015 it was rebranded once more, reverting simply to Kakao.
Lotte Group is a corporate group started by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo on June 28, 1948, starting with the Japanese Lotte Co., composed of Lotte Holdings (Japan) and Lotte Corporation (South Korea). [ 1][ 2] Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery in Seoul on April 3 ...
LG. LG Corporation (or LG Group ), [ b] formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, [ c] is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the fourth-largest chaebol (family-run conglomerate) in South Korea. Its headquarters are in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong ...
JYP Entertainment Corporation (Korean: JYP 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. [6] It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, [7] and operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company, and music publishing house.