[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The 'management diagnosis' process recently implemented by a large conglomerate is causing controversy over the infringement of employees' personal information and excessive abuse of power. In the anonymous community for office workers, Blind, criticism and anger surrounding the management diagnosis of Hanwha Group (Chairman Kim Seung-yeon) are pouring in every day, and similar cases and voices of sympathy are continuing in other communities and social media. “Worse than investigative agencies”… Management diagnosis that even demands cell phones and bankbooks
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As the social repercussions grow after it was revealed that a Coupang Logistics Service (CLS) executive treated three labor inspectors and the head of the Industrial Accident Prevention Guidance Division of the Gangnam Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor to lunch in February 2025, criticism is pouring in regarding the timing and explanation. The executive in question at Coupang is from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and he explained that it was a “personal relationship” and “a meal within the limits permitted by law.” However, some say that
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] It has been confirmed that the police have launched an investigation after suspicions were raised that Nonghyup Central Federation Chairman Kang Ho-dong received 100 million won in cash. This incident is attracting more public attention because it goes beyond the simple suspicion of bribery and foreshadows various repercussions, such as the power structure within the Nonghyup organization and personnel conflicts. According to an exclusive report by the Gyeonggi Daily, the police began an investigation after receiving specific information that “Chairman Kang r
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Boyung (formerly Boyung Pharmaceutical) declared space medicine as a new growth engine under CEO Kim Jeong-gyun and invested over 120 billion won in space business over the past three years, but questions are being raised about its clear business performance, strategic direction, and expertise. ◆ 900 billion investment, declaration of ‘future food’… Where are the results? CEO Kim Jeong-gyun said in 2022, “While internally contemplating what Boryung should do to become a company that is essential to humanity from a long-term perspective, we came up with the ch
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has officially acknowledged a customer personal information leak. Following the successive hacking incidents at major luxury brands under LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), including Dior, Tiffany, and Cartier, earlier this year, a sense of security crisis is growing throughout the industry. Accident Summary and Leakage Information Louis Vuitton Korea announced on its website and via text message on July 4 that “on June 8, an unauthorized third party temporarily accessed our system, causing some customers’ names, genders, co
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] In the first half of 2025, CJ Group stocks are recording a remarkable rise in the domestic stock market, drawing investors' attention. The government's policy to improve governance structure, K-content development policy, and expectations of large-scale mergers among key affiliates within the group are all working together to drive the stock price rally. CJ Group stocks are showing an unusual rise in the domestic stock market in the first half of 2025. Investors' attention is focused on the government's policy to improve governance structure, foster the K-con
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Noh Dong-jin, Chairman of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, has been re-elected as Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). ICA is the largest international non-governmental organization representing cooperatives around the world, and its Fisheries Committee includes fisheries cooperatives from each country. As the leadership of the world fisheries cooperatives is secured for the next four years, the international status of our fisheries industry is expected to be further strengthened. On the 3rd (l
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The Korean Studies Track of the East Asian Studies Institute of Sungkyunkwan University (President Ji-beom Yoo) (Director Kyung-ho Kim) will invite leading European Korean studies scholars to host the “Special Intensive Program with Leading European Scholars in Korean Studies” in July 2025. This course was planned to expand the international horizons of Korean studies and promote active exchanges between academic disciplines, and will be held as a public lecture open to both domestic and international researchers and the general audience. This lecture will be
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Choi In-geun (30), the eldest son of SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won, is leaving SK E&S and joining the Seoul office of global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. This is attracting attention as a typical path for third- and fourth-generation business leaders to return to the group as key executives after receiving management training through global consulting. Choi In-geun is the youngest of two children born to Chairman Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young, director of the Nabi Art Center. Education and background Choi In-geun was born in 1995. He graduated
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Hanmi Global (Chairman Jong-Hoon Kim), a global PM (construction project management) company, announced on the 30th that it had won a PM contract for a high-rise premium residential complex development project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, through a Saudi corporation. The contract amount is approximately KRW 25 billion, which is approximately 10% of Hanmi Global’s overseas sales (consolidated basis) last year. The project is a high-rise premium residential complex located across from Al-Haram, the holiest site in Mecca, the heart of world Islam, and will consist of