SEOUL: South Korea says it will consult with Naver, after media reported that the domestic Internet company was under pressure from Japan to divest from a venture, adding that its companies should not face discrimination.
The South Korean foreign ministry was asked to respond to a Kyodo news agency report earlier this week that Japan’s SoftBank Group was in talks to buy shares of LY Corp from Naver after administrative guidance from Japan’s internal affairs and communications ministry over a data leak last year.
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