SYDNEY, Australia, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — ATFX, a global leading online trading CFDs broker, has announced its acquisition of Rakuten Securities Australia Pty Ltd (“RSA”), a subsidiary of Rakuten Securities, Inc., further strengthening its position in the Australian market and expanding its global footprint. This strategic move marks a significant milestone for ATFX as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. will supply its fifth-generation (5G) network solutions to Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc., industry sources said Friday, as South Korea’s top mobile carrier expands its presence in the sector. SK Telecom will export its 5G network designs, optimized communication quality solutions for 5G, 5G antennas, and [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Planet, South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform operator, said Sunday it has launched its flagship online shopping site in Malaysia as part of its overseas expansion. 11street, the online open-market site run by SK Planet, began its service there Friday, under the Internet domain www.11street.my and via its mobile [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Global mobile messenger provider Viber said Monday it will appeal a South Korean court ruling that may ban its local operation, signaling a protracted battle with South Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier, SK Telecom. “Because Viber believes the court’s decision was made in error, it is appealing the court’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Among Korean preparatory entrepreneurs who plan to build a start-up overseas, eBay was selected as the most favorable online distribution channel. According to Teranova Korea, overseas start-up consultant agency which conducted a survey interviewing 910 preparatory entrepreneurs, 37 percent of the respondents picked eBay as the preferable channel for overseas [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a half of Koreans who have purchased overseas goods directly used Amazon, world’s largest online shop. According to the Korea Consumer Agency which conducted a customer satisfaction survey among 1,000 Koreans with experience of overseas direct purchase in the past two years, 55.9 percent of them have purchased [...]