South Korea's Jinro maker targets tripling overseas soju spirit sales

HiteJinro will use Vietnam plant to meet growing Southeast Asian demand

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Hwang Jung-ho, head of overseas business at HiteJinro, explained the company's ambition to popularize Jinro around the world, in Vietnam in June. (HiteJinro)

NAMI MATSUURA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korea's HiteJinro, maker of soju and other alcoholic beverages, is focusing on Southeast Asia with plans for a plant in Vietnam, aiming to more than triple overseas sales by 2030 as it rides the wave of South Korean pop culture.

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