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Sweet as honey: Beekeepers harvest the incredible benefits of Coupang and Rocket Growth

When it comes to beekeeping, the adage “no pain, no gain” is often embodied literally in the stings that beekeepers endure to produce their delicious honey. For Hanul Honey CEO Joonha Yoon, this adage has an even deeper connection to his career. During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, he resigned from his corporate job […]

The hero in green: EHS manager and registered nurse Minkyung Kim

At Coupang, we take the health and safety of our employees and customers very seriously, investing hundreds of millions of dollars in worker health and safety initiatives, partnering with government safety authorities, introducing innovative healthcare programs like Coupang Care, and even establishing Coupang Rest Centers for employees to focus on mental health. Minkyung Kim, a registered nurse and Environment, Health […]

Inseparable best friends now colleagues at Coupang through industry-academia collaboration

Seongjoo Han and Yeojin Yoon first met in middle school, and they have been inseparable ever since. After successfully navigating the social and academic minefields of middle school and high school in Korea hand-in-hand, the best friends were both accepted into the Department of Logistics and International Trade program at Jeonju University, which entered into […]

Matches made in heaven: Entrepreneur couple share their love for the union of Marketplace and Rocket Growth

In ideal marriages, each side brings out the best in the other, often bringing complementary strengths to the table to create a union that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Minsoo and Sookyung Kim, pictured above with their poodle Poguri (noodle), are a case in point. The husband-and-wife duo run a pair of companies, […]

Coupang continues bolstering veteran hiring efforts at Military Job Fair

Coupang is firmly committed to providing and creating good jobs to people from all different walks of life, including the brave veterans who have committed their lives to serving our country. We continue to work closely with the government and military to recruit former officers and soldiers, through efforts such as our partnership with the Ministry […]

Coupang partners with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority to lead the way for traffic safety

Imagine you’re driving a truck down a road covered in marble, curving to the right. From all sides, sprinklers cover the road with water, all but eliminating whatever traction you had left. If you hit the brakes while passing through this section, what will happen to the truck? The Hwaseong Traffic Safety Experience Center in […]

Age is just a number: How a woman who started her career at 45 now leads a team of 70

After 22 years as a homemaker who married right after college and raised two sons, Ok-hee Ahn, who goes by the nickname “Anna,” decided to focus on her own career and entered the workforce for the first time at 45. She struggled at first until she found the perfect job for her at Coupang, and […]

“Coupang made me the best dad ever!”: A Coupang Friend shares his story

Coupang Friend Jin-sik Park works at Daegu Delivery Camp 1, making deliveries to customers during the week. He is also the loving husband of his wife Mi-rae Kim and devoted father of their two children, Gaon (age 7) and Xion (age 5). “I had no idea how many baby products raising children required, nor how […]

Interior Design 101: Graphic designer shares how he decorates his home with Coupang

For many people, home is the extension of the self, and you can tell a lot about a person based on how they’ve decorated their abode. For Jae-ha Kim, a graphic designer who works at home, a well-designed interior space is absolutely critical.  Jae-ha majored in Surface Design at Sungkyunkwan University School of Art, where […]