Daum, South Korea’s second-largest internet portal, has formally split from tech giant Kakao to operate as an independent legal entity for the first time since their merger more than a decade ago.

SEOUL -- Kakao, owner of South Korea's largest mobile messaging service, agreed May 26 to merge with Daum Communications in a bid to tap the local search-engine operator's strengths in online ...

Upstage has begun groundwork to acquire Kakao's portal Daum. Upstage and Kakao, the parent company of AXZ, which operates Daum, said on the 29th that they each held board meetings and approved signing ...

【03月13日 KOREA WAVE】韓国IT大手カカオが、ポータル「Daum（ダウム）」関連サービスの整理を加速させている。6月に動画サービス「カカオTV」の終了が予定されているのに続き、上半期中にカカオゲームズのPCゲーム・チャネリングサービスも終了する。

Internet portal Daum completed its split from Kakao on Monday, becoming an independent business run by AXZ, a new subsidiary that spun off from Kakao’s in-house content company-in-company (CIC) in May ...

As global competition for AI dominance intensifies in the opening of 2026, Korea’s leading AI companies are also in motion. SK Group has decided on an astronomical investment of more than ₩100 ...

AI startup Upstage on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kakao to acquire internet portal Daum through a share swap with Daum’s operator AXZ. Upstage and Kakao said their boards ...

Real-time trending searches have returned to the portal Daum after six years. AXZ, a Kakao subsidiary that operates Daum, said on the 4th that it began a beta service for "Real-time Trends" the ...