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South Korea pledged to protect it online platforms from marketplace giants, but lobbyists are crying foul play.

While they lag behind their U.S. counterparts, their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.

With its new acquisition — the company’s largest to date — Naver has gained a sizable foothold in North America’s secondhand retail market.

South Korea’s Answer to Amazon Debuts on Wall Street Coupang, a start-up founded by a Harvard Business School dropout, helped transform e-commerce in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for online shopping. Coupang has become a household name in South Korea with its fast deliveries. The company’s name is a mix of the English word “coupon” and “pang,” the Korean sound for hitting the jackpot. Credit...Ed Jones/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Published Ma...