The overseas growth drive of Kakao Corp. is sputtering, hindered by repeated failures of its subsidiaries to ink acquisition deals with industry leaders in the U.S. and Europe, according to market watchers, Wednesday.
South Korean giant Kakao faces multiple whammy as CIO arrested Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for Kakao Chief Investment Officer Bae Jae-hyun on Thursday on charges of market manipulation related to SM Entertainment's stock price. The development has raised uncertainty about joint projects initiated by Kakao and SM Entertainment. "The arrest warrant was issued due to concerns about Bae destroying evidence or fleeing," the court said. The court dismissed ar.