Big Business Changes in South Korea
韓國大企業的變動
Introduction
Two big companies in South Korea, KG Group and KT&G, are changing how they work and grow.
韓國有兩家大公司，KG Group 和 KT&G，正在改變其運作與成長方式。
Main Body
KG Group bought a company called K Car. They paid 550 billion won. Now, KG Group wants to sell many types of cars to people around the world.
KG Group 收購了一家名為 K Car 的公司。他們支付了 5,500 億韓元。現在，KG Group 希望向全球消費者銷售多種類型的汽車。
KG Group also has a plan for its owners. They will give 50 percent of their profit back to the owners for five years.
KG Group 對其股東也有一項計劃。他們將在未來五年內，將 50% 的利潤回饋給股東。
Another company, KT&G, is doing well. A foreign company bought more shares of KT&G. This is because KT&G made a lot of money from sales in other countries.
另一家公司 KT&G 表現良好。一家外國公司增持了 KT&G 的股份。這是因為 KT&G 在海外銷售中賺取了大量利潤。
Conclusion
KG Group and KT&G want to grow their businesses and give more money to their owners.
KG Group 和 KT&G 希望擴大業務並為股東創造更多收益。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Words
In this text, we see words used for business and money. Let's look at how they work:
- Bought The past of 'buy'. (Example: KG Group bought K Car).
- Profit Money a company makes after paying costs.
- Shares Small pieces of a company that people can own.
🛠️ How to describe a goal
When a company has a dream for the future, we use "Want to + [Action]".
- KG Group wants to sell cars.
- KG Group and KT&G want to grow.
Tip: Use 'wants' for one company and 'want' for two or more companies.