SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top Internet portal operator Naver Corp. on Thursday reported a record-breaking annual performance for last year on the back of strong performances by its major businesses. Operating income reached 1.17 trillion won (US$1.1 billion) on sales of 4.67 trillion won in 2017, marking on-year rises of 7 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report has found nearly 8 in 10 South Korean internet users rely on web portals like Naver and Daum for their news. According to Digital News Report 2017 Korea, a report released by the Korea Press Foundation, most South Koreans visit web portals for news rather than [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of Internet users in South Korea said they were unhappy with advertisement banners and links on screen when they use search engines, a report said Thursday. According to a report by the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), 55.9 percent of Naver users that browse mostly [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Science, ICT and Future Planning Minister Choi Yang-hee said Friday that it would be right to regulate the country’s No. 1 Internet portal operator Naver Corp. if it is found to have engaged in any unfair practice against media outlets. “I think it would be right to regulate (Naver) [...]