Yahoo! stops services in Korea

News Broadband Korea, Republic of 31 DEC 2012
Yahoo! stops services in Korea
Yahoo! has stopped its services in South Korea per 31 December 2012. The company announced in October last year that it would exit the country as the company is focussing its resources on stronger markets. Yahoo! halted all products, services, and content of Yahoo Korea, as well as customer support, Yonhap reports.

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