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.
HiteJinro will use Vietnam plant to meet growing Southeast Asian demand

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)
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.