Line app developer Shin to step down from board of Japan's LY
The developer of the messaging app Line, who is a key South Korean executive at Japan's LY Corp., owned by a joint venture between Naver and SoftBank, will step down from the board of the Japanese firm, according to executives at both Naver and LY on Thursday. The planned departure of Shin Jung-ho, known as the "father" of Line in South Korea, has fanned media speculation that Naver, South Korea's biggest internet company, may lose its influence on the messenger app, which is
May 9, 2024