Tag: South Korea
Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea
Apple is now allowing third-party payments in South Korea in response to a new law requiring major app stores to allow alternative payment methods,...
South Korea Watchdog Fines Six Logistic Firms
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to impose a combined 6.53 billion-won (US$5.06 million) fine on six logistics firms for fixing...
South Korean Regulator Probes Shippers’ Alleged Price-Fixing Of Japan Routes
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission began reviewing possible punitive measures against a number of shippers over their alleged collusion in fixing freight rates for...
South Korea Fines Chicken Producers For Price-Fixing
Poultry meat processors have been fined for collusion in South Korea’s native chicken meat market.
Earlier this month, the Fair Trade Commission imposed fines totaling...
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...
