Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin speaks to reporters at the groundbreaking ceremony of a joint venture chemical plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on June 14, 2016. In what was his first encounter with the press since Lotte has come under investigation this month, Shin said he is sorry for causing concerns and will fully cooperate with the probe. The prosecution suspects that South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate set up slush funds. (Yonhap) (END)