#Kakao

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Kakao adopts Slack for internal use
Kakao adopts Slack for internal use
Kakao Corp, developer of South Korea’s top messaging app KakaoTalk, has recently adopted U.S. business communication platform Slack for internal use. Despite Ka...
2025.07.02(Wed)
|Kim Kang-han, Yu Jung-in
HYBE, Kakao lead push into India's entertainment industry
South Korean entertainment companies are expanding into the Indian market through dramas, webtoons and music. Despite high entry barriers, the market’s profit p...
2025.07.01(Tue)
|Hong In-seok, Yu Jung-in
Naver and Kakao surge amid AI policy bets, with results yet to be seen
Since the inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung, shares of Naver and Kakao have surged, driven by growing expectations that the new administration will unveil...
2025.06.25(Wed)
|Shim Min-gwan, Kim Mi-geon
Korean conglomerates rush investments to align with new government
SK Group is set to host a launch ceremony soon for its Ulsan AI Data Center project, a major joint investment with Amazon Web Services (AWS). While the official...
2025.06.20(Fri)
|Jung Han-kook, Lee Jeong-gu, Kim Seo-young
Kakao founder Kim Beom-su steps down as co-chair of top decision-making council
Kakao founder Kim Beom-su, 59, is stepping down from frontline management due to health concerns that require dedicated medical treatment. While Kakao CEO Chung...
2025.03.14(Fri)
|Hwang kyu-rag, Ahn Sang-hyun, Kim Mi-geon
Kakao joins the K-pop fan platform race, challenging Hybe's Weverse
Competition in South Korea’s fandom platform market is heating up as Kakao Entertainment prepares to launch BERRIZ, its new K-pop fan platform. The market, curr...
2025.02.03(Mon)
|Park Yong-sun, Lee Jae-eun
Naver's growth and Kakao's declines stand out in contrasting Q4 performances
Naver and Kakao, two of South Korea’s leading tech companies, are expected to post contrasting fourth-quarter performances for 2024, highlighting divergent traj...
2025.01.03(Fri)
|Kim Min-kuk, Kim Mi-geon
Kakao Group's market cap soars as Yoon faces impeachment
Kakao Group’s market capitalization surged by over 1 trillion won ($706 million) in a single day, pushing the tech group to the eighth spot among South Korea’s ...
2024.12.05(Thu)
|Kwon Oh-Eun, Lee Jae-eun
Kakao bets big on AI with launch of 'Kanana' amid growing challenges
Kakao has unveiled a new AI service that remembers the context of conversations within its messaging app to provide personalized responses. This new messenger a...
2024.10.23(Wed)
|Hwang Kyu-rag, Lee Jung-soo
Kakao Mobility fined $54 m, bringing total penalties to $75 m in 2 years
Kakao Mobility, the operator of the Kakao T taxi app, has been fined 72.4 billion won (approximately $54.66 million) by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFT...
2024.10.03(Thu)
|Kwon Soon-wan, Hwang Kyu-rag, Kim Mi-geon
Kakao's AI future in question as Kim Beom-soo's trial starts
The first trial of Kakao founder Kim Beom-soo, accused of manipulating stock prices during the acquisition of SM Entertainment, began Sept. 11 at the Seoul Sout...
2024.09.12(Thu)
|Lee Kyung-tak, Park Su-hyeon
Korea scraps plan to regulate Google, Apple, Kakao as monopolies, drawing criticism
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has scrapped plans to introduce a ‘pre-designation system’ to regulate large platforms such as Google, Apple, Naver, and Kakao...
2024.09.10(Tue)
|Kwon Soon wan, Lee Haein, Lee Jae-eun
Kakao slashes affiliates to accelerate management overhaul
South Korea’s tech giant Kakao is ramping up its downsizing efforts as part of its management reform. According to Kakao on Aug. 18, the company now has 123 aff...
2024.08.19(Mon)
|Kim Min-ki, Kim Seo-young
Kakao Pay allegedly transfers 40 m customer records to Alipay
Kakao Pay, a leading mobile payment service in South Korea, was recently found by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) to have shared the personal credit inf...
2024.08.14(Wed)
|Kim Ray, Kim Mi-geon
The Kakao Family Chart
2024.08.09(Fri)
|The Chosun Daily
Kakao - Kim Beom-su
Kim Beom-su, the founder of Kakao, is currently the Chairman of the Management Innovation Committee of Kakao, the Vice Chairman of Korea Chamber of Commerce and...
2024.08.05(Mon)
|Yeom Hyun-a
Kakao
Kakao is a leading South Korean IT company specializing in developing portals and various internet services. It provides content distribution services, messagin...
2024.08.05(Mon)
|Yeom Hyun-a
Consumers struggle for refunds amid TMON and WeMakePrice crisis
The liquidity crisis at e-commerce platforms TMON and WeMakePrice, caused by payment delays to sellers, is drawing attention to the issue of refunds for travel ...
2024.08.05(Mon)
|Seok Nam-jun, Shin Ji-in, Lee Jae-eun
Murex Partners seeks to acquire Kakao VX for $210 million
Venture capital firm Murex Partners is seeking to acquire Kakao VX, South Korea’s top golf course booking platform. If the deal is successful, it will be Murex ...
2024.07.25(Thu)
|Bae Dong-ju, Lee Jae-eun
Kakao founder arrested for alleged SM stock manipulation
Kakao founder Kim Beom-su has been arrested on charges of manipulating SM Entertainment’s stock prices. Known as the “father of KakaoTalk,” Kim established the ...
2024.07.23(Tue)
|Jeon Hyo-jin, Kim Seo-young
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