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South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang appeals KFTC sanctions over alleged self-preferencing

By Jenny Lee
  • 09 Sep 2024 02:24
  • 09 Sep 2024 02:24
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has taken its fight with the country's competition watchdog to court.
MLex has learned the company submitted an appeal with the Seoul High Court on Sept. 5, challenging a hefty 162.8 billion won (about $121.5 million) fine and corrective orders imposed by the Korea Fair

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Jenny Lee

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Jenny joined MLex’s Seoul bureau in 2021 as a correspondent focusing on competition law and data privacy and security. Jenny received a Master’s degree from Northwestern University’s renowned Medill School of Journalism and worked for a number of news organizations in the US, including the Associated Press Television News, McClatchy and Voice of America, where she worked for almost three years in Washington DC. She returned to her native South Korea in 2019 as a reporter for Wired Korea.

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