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Chaebol is derived from the McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean word 재벌 (chaebŏl), without the breve above the o. In 2000, the South Korean Ministry of Tourism introduced a new system of converting the Korean language into the Roman alphabet called Revised Romanization. [8]
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.
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.
Hanja ( Korean : 한자 ; Hanja : 漢字, Korean pronunciation: [ha (ː)ntɕ͈a] ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. Hanja-eo ( 한자어, 漢字 語 ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).
The name Korea is an exonym, derived from Goryeo or Koryŏ. Both North Korea and South Korea use the name in English. However, in the Korean language, the two Koreas use different terms to refer to the nominally unified nation: Joseon or Chosŏn ( 조선, 朝鮮) in North Korea and Hanguk ( 한국, 韓國) in South Korea.
McCune–Reischauer. Sin ramyŏn. Shin Ramyun ( Korean : 신라면, styled as 辛라면 with Hanja) is a brand of instant noodle (including cup ramyeon) that has been produced by the South Korean food company Nongshim since October 1, 1986. It is now exported to over 100 countries, and is the best-selling instant noodle brand in South Korea.