S Korea's NHN to Halt Search Service in Japan Over Yahoo Rivalry, Asia Pulse, 11 Jan 2005

“NHN Corp. (KOSDAQ:035420), South Korea's largest Internet portal by sales, will stop offering its search service in Japan as it has been unable to dent Yahoo Japan Corp.'s dominance in the country, according to the company's Web site Tuesday. On its Japanese-language Web site, NHN told its visitors that it will halt the search option from Jan. 31, but portal, blog and other services will continue to be offered, it said.�

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