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Hankook Ilbo Media Group 한국아이닷컴

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The Hankook Ilbo Media Group was a South Korean publishing company founded in 1954 by Chang Key-young and headquartered in Seoul. It had been the publisher of Hankook Ilbo, The Korea Times, Seoul Economic Daily, Sports Hankook, Children's Hankook Ilbo, Weekly Hankook and The Korea Times in North America. Hankook Ilbo also published Korean editions of Fortune Korea, Popular Science, Golf Magazine and is Bloomberg TV's content partner. Chang Jae-ku, former chairman of the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, was found guilty in February 2014 by the Seoul Central District Court of embezzling company funds worth a total of 45.6 billion won ($40.8 million) from Hankook Ilbo and Seoul Economic Daily.

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Hankook Ilbo Media Group (한국아이닷컴) — verified Korean company. Founded 1954-01-01. Industry: Media.

Details

• Headquarters: Seoul
• Founded: 1954
• Founder: Chang Key-young
• Location: Seoul
• Type: publishing company
• Country: South Korean
• Former Name: (주)인터넷한국일보
• Website: www.hankooki.com

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• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 한국미디어네트워크; KoreaAPI uses 한국아이닷컴 (chosen by source authority).

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