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Retail Asia23/06/2017

The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand’s capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village Bangkok will begin operating Friday as a retail store, selling dolls and similar merchandise, but later this year will expand to […]

Retail Asia20/01/2017

South Korean internet giant Naver has launched Context Recognition AI (ConA), an artificial intelligence platform that automatically recommends travel destinations overseas. According to Naver, parent of messaging app Line, amongst other things, ConA uses ‘deep-learning technology’ and makes use of big data from online tour sites or restaurant information to come up with travel themes […]

Retail Asia29/11/2016

State-owned lender Bank Mandiri has joined hands with chat app operator LINE Indonesia to integrate its Mandiri e-cash product with LINE pay service. The partnership is aimed at facilitating LINE users in carrying out electronic transactions. “E-cash transfer can now be done as easy as sending a text in chat app LINE,” Director for Banking […]

Retail Asia06/09/2016

Japanese messaging app LINE is seeking to develop new features and establish a partnership with a major bank to seize a larger user base in Indonesia. LINE’s new Indonesia country director Ongki Kurniawan said on Thursday that it would try to develop new features, such as live video streaming, which has already been tested on […]

Retail Asia13/06/2016

VisualOn’s OnStream MediaPlayer+ is now integrated into Korea’s Naver Player for Line TV service for iOS and Android devices. The aim is to enable scalable cross-platform media playback for global streaming media brands for a high-quality video playback experience, Naver Player enables Naver’s various live broadcasts and VOD videos to be viewed on iOS and […]

Retail Asia11/05/2016

Mobile platform Line Thailand has announced bold plans, targeting business uses. Part of Korea’s Naver internet service company, Line sees Thailand as its second-largest strategic market following Japan. Line Thailand MD Ariya Banomyong says the company aims to boost its presence not just as a mobile messenger but as a smart portal providing innovative and […]

Tag: Naver

Line messaging digital theme park to open in Bangkok

Naver AI platform recommends travel options

Bank Mandiri Partners with LINE for E-transactions

LINE explores more opportunities to expand user base

Naver uses VisualOn platform to power Line TV application

Line Thailand expansion plans include business