[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin's long-term investment and personal support in snow sports have borne fruit with 18-year-old Choi Ga-on winning a gold medal in snowboarding at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, marking Korea's first-ever snowboarding achievement. Lotte's systematic support, which has invested over 30 billion won over 12 years since 2014, is considered a key factor in this achievement, expanding from simple donations to professional team operations and injury support. February 14th (local time), the day 17-year-old Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Gi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] A Korean court issued an arrest warrant for the CEO of eyewear brand Blue Elephant on February 13, 2026, recognizing the judicial significance of the intellectual property dispute with industry giant Gentle Monster. This is seen as an unusually strong court response to the eyewear industry's chronic "copycat" practices. The prosecution, citing concerns about evidence destruction and the gravity of the case, requested and received approval for a second warrant on February 9th. The court had previously rejected the first request in November 2025, citing a lack
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Harold Rogers, Coupang's interim CEO in Korea, has been embroiled in controversy after receiving approval for approximately 6.6 billion won in performance-based stock awards (PSUs) amid a National Assembly investigation into perjury charges. Coupang Inc. disclosed in its Form 4 report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Rogers will receive 269,588 shares of Class A common stock. Compensation scale and comparative analysis Rogers' PSUs this time consist of 21,672 shares granted in March 2022 and 247,916 shares granted in April 202
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Yuhan Corporation announced on the 11th that it recorded consolidated operating profit of KRW 104.4 billion in 2025, a 90.2% increase year-on-year. This is the largest operating profit since the company's founding and is significant in that it marks the first time the company has achieved an annual operating profit of KRW 100 billion. During the same period, sales increased 5.7% year-on-year to KRW 2.1866 trillion, and net income soared 235.9% to KRW 185.3 billion. Yuhan Corporation became the first domestic pharmaceutical company to surpass KRW 2 trillion in