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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visits E-Mart

By Yonhap

Published : June 5, 2018 - 19:26

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SEOUL -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday visited the headquarters of E-Mart Inc., South Korea's largest discount hypermarket chain, the retailer said.

The chief executive attended a Philippine food festival and looked around Philippine fruits and other products at the E-Mart store in Seoul, an E-Mart official said. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte walks into the headquarters of E-Mart Inc., South Korea`s largest discount store chain by sales, on June 5, 2018. (Yonhap) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte walks into the headquarters of E-Mart Inc., South Korea`s largest discount store chain by sales, on June 5, 2018. (Yonhap)

Earlier in the day, E-Mart signed a letter of intent with the Philippine Department of Agriculture to expand sales of agricultural products from the Philippines in South Korea.

E-Mart said the deal could help boost sales of agricultural products from the Southeast Asian country by 10 percent a year.

Currently, the company, part of Shinsegae Group, sells about 110 billion won worth of Philippine products a year -- 58 percent of which are pineapples and bananas.

Duterte was in Seoul for talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. On Monday, the two leaders agreed to enhance their countries' bilateral relations and expand their economic cooperation. (Yonhap)

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