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South Korea Pledges Support for Naver Amid Japan’s Regulatory Pressure

Posted on May 10, 2024
Writer: James Miller

The South Korean government pledged to protect Naver, the operator of the popular chat app Line, after Japanese regulators advised LY Corp. to reduce its reliance on the Korean tech giant. 

LY Corp., a joint venture between Naver and Japan’s SoftBank, faced scrutiny following a major security breach at Naver’s cloud computing servers last year, which involved more than 300,000 records, including information of Line users.

Japanese authorities advised LY to improve its governance and decrease its dependence on Naver. This raised concerns in South Korea, with some Korean politicians accusing Japan of pressuring Naver to reduce its 50% stake in LY. 

Kang Dohyun, South Korea’s second vice technology minister, confirmed that Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry did not explicitly require Naver to cut its stake. However, he expressed regret that Japan’s instructions were being perceived as pressure against Naver.

Kang reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring fair treatment for South Korean companies and emphasized that Seoul would respond firmly to any discrimination.
For more information, check out the full article on AP News.


James Miller

James Miller is a Senior Content Writer at McGruff.com. He has a background in investing and has spent most of his career in the financial industry. He can trace his family tree back to the California Gold Rush when his ancestors risked it all to make it big in the west. He feels like he's following in their footsteps as he strives to make sense of today's gold market.

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