SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top internet portal operator, Naver Corp., became the country’s fifth most valuable stock on the back of better-than-expected earnings, market watchers said Tuesday. Naver’s market capitalization stood at 26.61 trillion won (US$23 billion) as of Tuesday, making it the fifth-largest listed company on the country’s main bourse [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An accelerator for tech startups operated by the country’s largest internet portal operator Naver Inc. said Friday that it has made new investments in three promising startups, as part of its ongoing efforts to support promising entrepreneurs. Naver’s D2 Startup Factory, also known as D2SF, said that it has [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top portal operator, Naver Corp., aims to transform itself into a “technology platform” that will enhance the convenience of users, its CEO said Tuesday. “The year 2020 will be the first year in which Naver becomes a user-led technology platform,” CEO Han Seong-sook said during an annual [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s top web portal operator, introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) call technology that automatically responds to customer calls for restaurant reservations. If a customer asks to make a reservation, the AI responds by asking the time of reservation, number of people, and if a baby [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Internet insurance market is heating up as Naver, Korea’s largest Internet portal operator, recently announced its plan to jump into the financial industry. South Korea’s top internet portal operator Naver Corp., which has established a separate subsidiary that specializes in providing financial services, aims to provide various financial [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The cloud affiliate of South Korea’s dominant Internet portal operator, Naver Corp., said Thursday that it has joined hands with Singaporean cloud company Deskera to tap deeper into the Southeast Asian market. Deskera, considered the leading cloud-based platform provider, and Naver Business Platform (NBP) will provide cloud services for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver LABS — a R&D subsidiary of South Korea’s dominant internet portal and search engine Naver Corp. — on Tuesday said it will develop a solution for a more precise and detailed map that is crucial for autonomous driving and automated environments. Under the road map, the R&D center [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Access to Naver, South Korea’s largest online search portal, was restored in major cities in China on Monday after being banned last Thursday. The reasons behind the recovered access are currently unknown. Beijing, Shanghai, and other major cities in China regained limited access to Naver Monday morning. By noon, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, Naver Corp., aims to accelerate the global expansion of its live streaming platform, V Live, based on its cutting-edge technology, the company said Thursday. Launched in August 2015, V Live allows K-pop celebrities to broadcast live videos on the Internet and chat live [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dominant Internet portal and search engine Naver Corp. said Tuesday that its mobile translation application Papago has brought in more than 10 million users. The number of monthly active users, or MAUs, surpassed the 10-million mark in March after garnering 20 million accumulated downloads to become the [...]