Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance

expressed hope that pressure over U.S.-listed e-commerce company

Coupang ( CPNG ) stemming from a mass data leak could be ‌resolved, South

Korea Prime Minister Kim Min-seok was quoted as saying by ​media.

Kim is visiting the U.S. to meet senior ‍officials and

lawmakers and discuss matters including ⁠the implementation of ⁠a

wide-reaching trade and security deal agreed in November.

Kim said he and ‌Vance also discussed on ​Friday how

Washington could improve ties with North Korea and suggested

that U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠consider sending a special

envoy ‍to ​Pyongyang, Yonhap news and other media said.

Kim was speaking to South Korean reporters in

Washington. His office ‍in Seoul could not be immediately reached

for confirmation.

Some U.S. lawmakers and investors have accused the South

Korean government of unfairly targeting Coupang ( CPNG ), which generates

most of its revenue in Korea.

In November, Coupang ( CPNG ) disclosed that ​personal ‍data for

more than 33 million customers were compromised, triggering a

backlash from South Korean lawmakers and ​the public and

prompting a wide-ranging investigation and lawsuits against the

company.

"Vice President Vance requested that the issue be

managed well by the two governments to avoid misunderstanding

and escalation," Kim was quoted as saying by Yonhap.

Trump and North Korean leader ​Kim Jong Un met three

times during the U.S. president's first term but Pyongyang has

not directly responded to renewed calls from Washington ‍to

resume dialogue.