Tag: South Korea
South Korea Ads 34 More Firms To Antitrust Watchlist
The number of South Korean companies affiliated with large business groups under tight supervision rose by 34 in the three months ending January 31...
Korean Watchdog Overhauls Its Technology Antitrust Task Force
South Korea’s antitrust agency has realigned the ICT task force team to toughen its watch over multinational and domestic platform and streaming services in...
EU Reportedly Will Veto South Korean Shipbuilders’ Merger
European Union regulators are set to veto Hyundai Heavy's proposed acquisition of its smaller rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., citing monopoly issues, industry...
South Korea Hurries Review Of Korean Air – Asiana Merger
Korea’s competition regulator stated it will speed up the review of the Korean Air - Asiana Airlines merger. Korean Air agreed a deal to...
SK Chairman To Attend Antitrust Hearing
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won himself will personally explain to South Korea’s antitrust watchdog his reasons why his 253.3 billion won ($214.4 million) stock...
South Korea Fines Aluminum Cartel
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to impose a combined 20.7 billion won ($17.6 million) in fines on eight makers of...
Korean FTC Fines Mobile Payment Companies For Collusion
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to impose a combined fine of 16.9 billion won ($14.3 million) on four mobile payment...
South Korean Chip Makers Will Omit Handing Detailed Data To US
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to leave out detailed information when supplying Washington with data related to the global chip shortage as they...
Google Now Allows Third Party Payments In South Korea
Google is opening up its payment processor to third-party payment systems in South Korea in order to comply with new mandates in the country,...
Watchdog OKs Shinsegae’s Emart Takeover Of eBay South Korea
Shinsegae’s Emart will not be taking over eBay Korea after the local antitrust regulator finally approved the hypermarket chain’s acquisition plan. The approval was...