Case of Kakao founder Kim Beom-su shines light on dysfunctional relationship between business, politics and law enforcement
South Korean internet company’s chief in custody over bidding battle with agency behind boy band BTS
Move to detain Kakao founder Brian Kim follows regulator’s vow to crack down on insider trading
Kakao’s chief investment officer accused of stock price manipulation during battle to acquire SM Entertainment
South Korea’s presidential office says blackout a matter of ‘national security’
Kakao Pay lists two months later than planned amid regulatory concerns about frothy valuations
The Korean digital lender is profitable — but there is reason to be wary
Glittering debut for online-only bank raises concerns over valuations in sector
Debut attracts orders of about 1,500 times shares on offer in what one fund manager called ‘herd behaviour’
The price of acquiring NXC’s video gaming business could reach as high as $14bn
Concern in Korea grows over possible rival bid from China’s Tencent
Messenger company Kakao postpones debut to January 1 in face of stiff resistance
Carillion, Apple, Kakao, Walmart, Disney, CBS/Viacom, UBM/Informa, Bill Ackman/Pershing
Expanding into other markets or acquiring more content will be expensive
Messaging app boosts war chest by $1bn in country’s biggest GDR sale for a decade
Once dominant producer fails to produce any big hits for mobile platforms
English nicknames for all — just one way in which the tech billionaire flouts South Korean norms
Child porn laws invoked to charge Kakao boss for failing to stop teenagers sharing lewd images
Deal aimed at giving South Korea chat app operator a strong presence in Indonesia
Users defect to foreign services amid fears of state cyber snooping
