The icon for KakaoTalk, the most widely used messenger app in Korea, is pictured next to an illustration of a social media ...

Exclusive: KakaoTalk goes Instagram next month Messenger app to replace Friends tab with Instagram-style feed in September ...

Kakao's KRW-linked trademarks signal a potential cross-border payments push, though the rollout hinges on pending legislation.

After two years of stagnant sales, Kakao CEO Shina Chung brokered a deal with OpenAI to get next-gen AI tech to jumpstart ...

For Kakao and its first woman CEO, the OpenAI alliance could be nothing less than a game-changer. Since taking the top job in March 2024, Chung’s biggest challenge is to steer the company ...

Kakao’s services went offline on Saturday for approximately 11 hours, as 32,000 Kakao servers were affected by a fire at the SK C&C data center located in Pangyo, a city south of Seoul, Korea ...

Kakao’s subsidiary Kakao Entertainment, which raised $966 million from the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and Singapore in January, will offer 150,000 won ($115.46) per share, according ...

As of August 2025, Asian markets are experiencing a period of cautious optimism, buoyed by easing trade tensions and hopes for economic stability amid fluctuating global inflation rates. In this ...

Kakao and its entertainment unit, Kakao Entertainment Corp., are offering to buy up to a 35% stake in SM for 150,000 won per share, with the total value of the offer about 1.25 trillion won ($960 ...

Kakao chief investment officer Bae Jae-hyun is accused of inflating SM's share price to thwart HYBE's bid for a stake in the K-pop company earlier this year. By Glenn Peoples In a stunning wrinkle ...

Daum Kakao is less known, particularly in the U.S.. The organization was formed when Korean internet firm Daum merged with domestic messaging app company Kakao in a $2.9 billion deal last year.

Kakao and its entertainment unit have increased their stake in SM to 39.9%, they said in a Tuesday regulatory filing. Previously, the firm had held 4.9% of SM.