Kyungbang (
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
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:京紡/''Keibō'',
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
:경방) is a Korean
chemical
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and textile company established in 1919, with headquarters
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Its current CEO and chairman is Joon Kim.
The company was founded by
Kim Seong-su
Kim Seong-su (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second vice president of South Korea from 1951–1 ...
(1891-1955) on October 5, 1919, during the
Japanese Imperial Period, to assist in achieving national independence by helping create economic self-sufficiency for Korea. Kim established it under the name
Keijo Keijo may refer to:
*Keijō, a former name of Seoul, South Korea
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* Keijo Huusko (born 1980), Finnish footballer
* Keijo Kuusela (1921–1984), Finni ...
Textile Corporation (京城紡織株式會社). The company changed its registered business name to the current name on July 14, 1970.
Sources
*{{cite book, author=Eckert, Carter J., author-link=Carter J. Eckert, title=Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism,1876-1945, isbn=0-295-97533-4
See also
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Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, it has the 5th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped nati ...
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Chemical
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External links
Kyungbang Homepage(in Korean & English)
Companies based in Seoul
Chemical companies of South Korea
Chemical companies established in 1919
1919 establishments in Korea
Economy of Korea under Japanese rule