신동빈 롯데 회장, 국내 대기업 총수 최초 트럼프 면담<br /><br />The chairman of one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, Lotte Group, met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.<br />They apparently talked investment.<br />Cha Sang-mi has this report. <br />Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday local time, making him the first head of a South Korean conglomerate to have the honor since Trump took office in early 2017.<br />Asked what the two discussed at the meeting, Shin revealed they talked about "various" subjects, but said he could not elaborate.<br />President Trump tweeted soon after the South Korean billionaire left the White House, touting Lotte Group's investment of three-point-one billion U.S. dollars into the state of Louisiana.<br />Trump said the investment will create thousands of American jobs, adding South Korea is a "great partner" that knows the U.S. economy is running stronger than ever. <br />The visit comes as Shin was in the U.S. to attend last week's completion ceremony of Lotte Chemical's ethylene plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana.<br />The new plant is the largest-ever facility in the sector and can produce up to one-million tons of ethylene a year.<br /> Lotte Chemical holds an 88 percent stake in the project,... with its American partner, Westlake Chemical, owning the rest.<br />Shin was accompanied by South Korea's ambassador to the United States, Cho Yoon-je and senior Lotte Group representatives.<br />Matthew Pottinger, the senior White House official for Asia, was also at the meeting.<br />Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News. <br />
