Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
Lotte chairman in Ghana
Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, second from left, listens to a farm worker explain how cacao is grown at a ranch in Suhum, Ghana, Tuesday. Lotte Group said Thursday that Shin and the CEOs of Lotte's food affiliates in Korea and Japan visited Ghana to check the cacao supply chain and explore business opportunities in Africa. Upon their visit, the group donated 130,000 cacao saplings. Courtesy of Lotte Group
By Nam Hyun-woo