[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Recently, at the HY (formerly Korea Yakult) Cheonan factory, a new female employee filed a lawsuit after being repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted by her direct supervisor and male coworkers. According to a report by Daejeon MBC on the 15th, the victim stated that after asking her supervisor for help with her health issues, she was massaged all over her body under the pretense of a 'massage' and that after a company dinner, she was sexually assaulted in a car while drunk. It was even more shocking when it was revealed that another male employee had als
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] "The United States is where Kolmar began 100 years ago. The second factory in the United States is not just a factory, but a starting point for a new vision and cooperation. With the second factory as a base, we will build an innovation ecosystem with various value chain partners and grow it into the largest cosmetics manufacturing hub in North America.” Yoon Sang-hyun, Vice Chairman of Kolmar Group, made these remarks at the completion ceremony for Kolmar USA's second plant held on July 16 (local time), presenting a vision for Kolmar Korea's expansion into t
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The '24th Korea L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Award' ceremony, sponsored by L'Oréal Korea (CEO Samuel Du Retail) and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (Acting Secretary-General Byung-Soon Yoon) and hosted by the Women's Life Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum (Chairman Eun-Sook Hwang), was held on July 16 at the Sofitel Ambassador Seoul in Jamsil, Seoul. This year's Academic Promotion Award went to Professor Mihee Lim (Director of the Metalloprotein Chemistry Research Group) of the Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Korea A
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] “Face the crisis and take action immediately.” Lotte Group held an unusual two-day, one-night 'Marathon CEO Meeting' (2025 Second Half VCM, Value Creation Meeting) ahead of the second half of this year, and spread Chairman Shin Dong-bin's urgent message, "Failure is not something to be afraid of, but rather not trying anything," throughout the group. Chairman Shin Dong-bin emphasizes sense of crisis in heavy atmosphere Chairman Shin held a meeting in a solemn atmosphere from July 16 to 17 at the Lotte Human Resources Development Center in Osan, Gyeonggi Provi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Hanwha Group Vice President Kim Dong-sun is once again at the center of controversy over his management ability as he pushes to sell the Korean business rights to the American premium burger brand Five Guys. The business rights were put up for sale despite opening its first store in Gangnam in June 2023 and expanding to 7 stores nationwide (5 in Seoul, 2 in Gyeonggi) in just 2 years, and turning a profit last year with sales of 46.5 billion won and operating profit of 3.4 billion won. The sale target is 100% of FG Korea Inc.'s shares, and it is being discusse
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Although Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group has officially declared a ‘professional management system’ by ending the management dispute that has lasted over a year, the controversy over Hanyang Precision Chairman Shin Dong-kook’s management intervention is once again shaking the group. Chairman Shin owns a 23.38% stake in Hanmi Science, the holding company of Hanmi Pharmaceutical, and is the largest shareholder, surpassing the founding family, and is deeply involved in the group as a whole. In particular, as Chairman Shin expands his influence beyond the headquarters
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] "I tried it with my dad's card, so it's okay if it fails." "I envy conglomerates because they can try and if it doesn't work out, they can just fold. For small business owners, if they fail, it's over." "Kim Dong-seon, could you have done anything without Dad's card?" "If you fail, the group will cover for you, so isn't it a sense of privilege rather than an experimental spirit?" "From the consumer's perspective, it was a boring experiment. What's the point of just having a cheap price? The taste and service were both average." "Even if a robot makes udon, if
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The special prosecutor's team (Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki) has begun its full-scale investigation into the so-called 'Butler Gate' surrounding former President Yoon Seok-yeol's wife Kim Kun-hee. The key point is that IMS Mobility (formerly Bimaica), which was founded by Mr. Kim (48), who was called the 'butler' of the Kim family, attracted a total of 18.4 billion won in investment from Kakao Mobility, HS Hyosung, and Korea Securities Finance, despite being in a state of capital impairment in 2023. The special prosecutors confirmed that Mr. Kim left for V
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Daemyung Sono Group, which was pushing for a company name change after acquiring T'way Air, is facing an unexpected 'cybersquatting' incident. As it was revealed that the major domains related to the new company name 'Sono Air' and 'Sono Airlines' applied for by the group have already been monopolized by third parties, the poor prior preparation during the corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) process has come under fire. Major domains, one after another, immediately after the announcement of acquisition 'sonoair.com' was first registered by a Chinese do
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] T2 Private Equity (T2 PE), a new private equity fund management company affiliated with Taekwang Group, is attracting attention from the business community and financial market. Established in December 2024, this PE house is majorly owned by Taekwang Industrial (41%) and IT affiliate Tsis (41%), and Chairman Lee Ho-jin's eldest son Lee Hyun-joon (31 years old) and eldest daughter Lee Hyun-na each invested 9%, with the siblings holding 1.8 billion won of the 10 billion won in capital. This is one of the highest proportions of direct equity participation by the