A Coupang driver arrives on the e-commerce agency’s warehouse in Seoul, Dec. 29, 2025. Yonhap
Cheong Wa Dae mentioned Sunday that Korea’s ongoing probe into Coupang shouldn’t be interpreted as a part of a broader commerce concern with the USA as a result of the case includes an “unprecedented” scale of private knowledge leakage.
Coupang, a U.S.-listed e-commerce operator, has been below investigation by Korean authorities over a leak of private data affecting about 34 million clients late final 12 months. The corporate, based by Korean American entrepreneur Kim Bom-suk, often known as Bom Kim, generates about 90 p.c of its gross sales in South Korea.
“The Coupang incident includes an unprecedented scale of private knowledge leakage, and related authorities are conducting investigations consistent with relevant legal guidelines,” a senior presidential official mentioned.
“It could be inappropriate to interpret the matter as a Korea-U.S. diplomatic or commerce concern, and we plan to proceed explaining this place to the U.S. facet,” the official added.
The remarks got here after some U.S. lawmakers claimed that Korean regulators have been focusing on U.S. expertise companies, together with Coupang, elevating considerations over attainable discriminatory actions.
To dispel such considerations, Commerce Minister Yeo Han-koo met with U.S. lawmakers and officers in Washington earlier this week, stressing that it’s inappropriate to view the continued probe, being performed in accordance with related legal guidelines, as a commerce concern between Seoul and Washington.
