Tag: Korea Fair Trade Commission
South Korea Merger Reviews Hit All Time High
The number of merger reviews has hit a record high in Korea for the first half of the year, with 424 filings made to...
South Korea: KFTC fines foreign banks for price fixing in FX
On Sunday, Korea’s antitrust body said it will fine four foreign banks 693 million won ($615,500) for price fixing on foreign exchange derivative products.
The...
South Korea: KFTC probes Google Korea
Google Korea is facing an antitrust investigation for allegedly abusing local game developers and distributors, according to the Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and IT...
South Korea: Apple offices raided once again
Ahead of the "super-premium" iPhone X launch in South Korea, regulators have reportedly raided Apple's offices in Seoul.
According to a report in London-based Metro...
South Korea: Blizzard accused of antitrust breach over ‘Starcraft: Remastered’
South Korea’s PC cafe owners have accused Blizzard Entertainment of breaching the local antitrust law by introducing a new fee system for “Starcraft: Remastered,”...
A Comparative and Economic Analysis of the US FTC’s Complaint and...
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A Comparative and Economic Analysis of the US FTC's Complaint and the Korea FTC's Decision Against Qualcomm
By Koren W....
South Korea: Antitrust watchdog clears Samsung-Harman merger
The Korea Fair Trade Commission approved Samsung’s acquisition of Harman International Industries on Monday, the Stamford-based company revealed in a filing with the United...
US: Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against chip supplier Qualcomm
Apple filed a $1 billion lawsuit against supplier Qualcomm on Friday, days after the US government accused the chip maker of resorting to anticompetitive...
Market Structure Still Matters: the KFTC Blocks a Merger between Top...
By Youngsoog Na -
It is difficult to determine a perfect balancing point in the trade-offs between the need to positively readjust an industry structure...
Early Signs of Protectionist Merger Control in Korea? Probably No, At...
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Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim, Kyu Hyun Kim, Oct 29, 2014
In March...