South Korea's decision to fine e-commerce firm Coupang over a data leak has drawn criticism from Washington and raised questions about the country's openness to American tech, raising worries the matter is impacting Seoul's relations with the U.S.
The tensions surrounding Coupang, which is South Korea's biggest online retailer, though it is based in Seattle, have become serious enough that Kang Kyung-wha, Seoul's ambassador to the U.S., returned to the capital on Wednesday for consultations with officials in President Lee Jae Myung's administration.
