SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –Masayoshi Son, the chairman of SoftBank Group, reportedly promised a senior member of Japan’s ruling party that he would take responsibility for making Line Yahoo “Japanese infrastructure,” according to a report by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper on June 21. The report sheds light on behind-the-scenes discussions between Son and Akira [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In a meeting with President Moon Jae-in, SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son on Thursday stressed the need for South Korea to invest aggressively into the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Moon had a 90-minute meeting with Son at the presidential compound, 50 minutes longer [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese software giant Softbank Group Corp.’s chairman, Masayoshi Son, a third-generation Korean-Japanese most widely known by his Korean name “Son Jeong-ui” here, has reportedly decided to invest US$2 billion in Coupang, leaving experts seeking an explanation as to Son’s great interest in the Korean e-commerce website. Meanwhile, other competing [...]