Coupang lobbying disclosure reports show activities involving White House, vice president, Congress

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Coupang-lobbying reports

Coupang lobbying disclosure reports show activities involving White House, vice president, Congress

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. lobbying reports showed Thursday that e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. has spent more than US$1 million on lobbying activities in the United States, including efforts involving the White House and Congress, since its massive data leak scandal in South Korea erupted in November.

On the Senate website for Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, Coupang, a U.S.-listed firm, has filed a report that it had spent $1.09 million during the first quarter of this year.

A report by a lobbying firm representing Coupang showed that its activities involved the Executive Office of the President, the Vice President, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative.

Regarding lobbying issues, Coupang said in its report that its activities involved discussions about the expanded use of Coupang's digital, retail and logistics offerings by American small- and medium-sized firms and other businesses, as well as U.S. job creation and economic growth.

Lobbying companies said in their reports that their activities concerned U.S. export promotion and efforts to increase trade and investment flows between countries in North America, Asia, and Europe.

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