Hanhwa (Korean:한화), formerly known as Hankook Hwayak (Korean:한국화약), is one of the largest conglomerates, or chaebol, in Korea. Its main business is in chemicals and explosives, but it has also expanded into securities, insurance, home decor, telecom, retail, logistics, shipping, construction, and resort industries. It owns the Seoul Plaza Hotel and various resorts in Pusan and Jeju. Its line of department stores, The Galleria, is one of the most luxurious department stores in Seoul. It also has a professional baseball team, the Hanhwa Eagles. A conglomerate is a large company that consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... Chaebol are South Koreas business conglomerates. ... Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a geographical area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... Pūsan is also a Vedic Hindu god. ... Jeju is the smallest province of South Korea, situated on its largest island. ...

See also

• Economy of South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

Currency 1 South Korean Won (W) = 100 Jeon(Chŏn) (theoretical) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations APEC, WTO and OECD Statistics [1] GDP ranking 12th by volume (at PPP) (2005); GDP $1. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

External links

• Hanwha Homepage (in Korean)