Editing Soju (section)

== Soju outside Korea ==
===China===
There are a number of soju brands directly outside the [[Korean Peninsula]] for the [[Koreans in China|ethnic Korean]] population, and most use rice as the foundation since the price is significantly cheaper than in South Korea. Soju from South Korea, from firms like Jinro,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://drinksdaily.com/2009/11/jinro-brings-new-soju-brand-to-china/ | title=Jinro Brings New Soju Brand To China | work=Drinks Daily | access-date=December 14, 2015 | archive-date=December 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209025913/http://drinksdaily.com/2009/11/jinro-brings-new-soju-brand-to-china/ | url-status=dead}}</ref> is also imported.

===Canada===
Liquors in Canada are subject to regulations that vary from province to province.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-s-weird-liquor-laws-1.1004724 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917193102/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-s-weird-liquor-laws-1.1004724 | archive-date=2013-09-17 | title=Canada's weird liquor laws - Canada - CBC News}}</ref> In Ontario, the provincially run [[Liquor Control Board of Ontario]] (LCBO) sells soju, but not all [[LCBO]] locations carry it. However, since the LCBO introduced online ordering in 2016, soju can be ordered for home delivery anywhere in the province.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ontario Newsroom {{!}} Salle de presse de l'Ontario|url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/41225/ontario-launches-online-shopping-through-lcbocom|access-date=2020-10-28|website=news.ontario.ca|language=en|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031025343/https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/41225/ontario-launches-online-shopping-through-lcbocom|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-lcbo-online-ordering-1.3695271 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726200756/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-lcbo-online-ordering-1.3695271 | archive-date=2016-07-26 | title=LCBO launches online sales of beer, wine, cider, spirits - Toronto - CBC News}}</ref>

===United States===
The liquor licensing laws in the states of [[California]] and [[New York (state)|New York]] specifically exempt the sale of soju of up to 25% alcohol from regulation relating to the sale of other distilled spirits, allowing businesses with a beer/wine license to sell it without requiring the more expensive license required for other distilled spirits.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-27-wk-club27-story.html Soju Goes Where Vodka Cannot Tread], ''Los Angeles Times'', June 27, 2002. (Accessed February 2011)</ref> The soju must contain less than 25% alcohol, and be clearly labeled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kusoju.com/faq.html|title=Ku Soju is under construction|website=www.kusoju.com|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-date=August 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821024901/http://www.kusoju.com/faq.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This has led to the appearance in the United States of many soju-based equivalents of traditional Western mixed drinks normally based on vodka or similar spirits, such as the soju [[Martini (cocktail)|martini]] and the soju [[Cosmopolitan (cocktail)|cosmopolitan]]. Another consequence is that the manufacturers of similar distilled spirits from other parts of Asia, such as Japanese [[shōchū]], have begun to re-label their products as soju for sale in those regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sake-world.com/html/shochu-awamori.html|title=What is Sochu?|work=Sake World Homepage|access-date=November 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626213524/http://www.sake-world.com/html/shochu-awamori.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

Jinro's American division partnered with Korean pop star [[PSY]] to promote soju in the U.S., and in 2013 partnered with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] to sell soju at its games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/09/22/224522548/move-over-vodka-korean-sojus-taking-a-shot-at-america | title=Move Over Vodka; Korean Soju's Taking A Shot At America | website=NPR.org | publisher=NPR | access-date=December 14, 2015 | archive-date=December 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210060432/http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/09/22/224522548/move-over-vodka-korean-sojus-taking-a-shot-at-america | url-status=live}}</ref>