Tag: South Korea
South Korean Watchdog Probes Microsoft Takeover Deal
South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Thursday it has started to review the proposed deal by US software giant Microsoft to buy leading game...
South Korean Watchdog Warns Samsung Chief Over False Data
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Monday it has given a warning against Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, over allegations that he has...
South Korean Regulator Concerned Over Google’s Latest App Store Payment Policy
Last year, South Korea became the first country to approve legislation changing Google and Apple Inc.'s policies on how apps on their platforms sell...
S. Korea’s Antitrust Watchdog Probe Into Coupang’s False Reviews
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will investigate e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. for suspicion of forcing employees to post false reviews on private brand (PB) products...
South Korea Slaps Chicken Cartel With €129M Fine
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it had decided to impose a combined fine of 175.8 billion won ($141.4 million) on 15 poultry-processing companies....
South Korean Watchdog Releases Rules on in-App Payments
South Korea's telecommunication regulators have banned Apple Inc., Alphabet’s Google and other app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payments systems, The...
South Korean Watchdog OKs Korean Air-Asiana Tie-Up With Conditions
South Korea's antitrust regulator said it has decided to conditionally approve a deal by Korean Air Lines, the country's biggest carrier, to buy the...
Tesla In South Korean Crosshairs Over Mileage
South Korea's antitrust regulator is considering imposing penalties against US electric car maker Tesla Inc over its findings that the company exaggerated the specifications...
South Korean Regulator Raises Google Antitrust Fine
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has raised the fine slapped on Google over alleged anti-competition practices by 17.5 billion won (US$14.63 million)...
Google Sues South Korean Watchdog To Overturn Fine
Google has filed a lawsuit against South Korea's antitrust regulator to overturn the regulator's decision to penalise the global technology giant for pressing smartphone...