Only homegrown cigarettes sold at highway service areas: sources
Jul 25, 2016
Only cigarettes produced by South Korea's sole tobacco maker KT&G Corp. are sold at highway service areas nationwide despite the antitrust watchdog's earlier order to correct such an unfair practice, industry sources said Monday.Last year, the Fair Trade Commission delivered a fine of 2.5 billion won ($2.19 million) to KT&G for forcing retailers not to sell cigarettes produced by foreign companies.KT&G offered cigarettes at lower prices to retailers at rest stops across the country to exclusivel