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NAVER WEBTOON listed on NASDAQ

Acquired global C2C fashion platform "Poshmark"

Estalishment of LY Corporation (LINE Yahoo)

Established 2nd DATA CENTER GAK Sejong

LDF acquired "eBOOK Initiative Japan"

Moved into 2nd office building "1784"

Integrated LINE Corp.-Z Holdings Corp

Acquired global no.1 web novel platform "Wattpad"

Established NAVER Financial

Merged with Camp Mobile

NAVER WEBTOON established STUDIO N, media adaptation and production subsidiary

Established NAVER Labs, Inc., R&D-focused company

Established NAVER Webtoon Corp.

LINE Corp. dual-listed on NYSE (New York) and TSE (Tokyo)

Established SNOW, Inc.

Established Works Mobile as business services affiliate

Acquired software education platform Entry Korea

NAVER Corp. acquired NAVER Business Platform (NBP)'s advertising and platform businesses

Changed corporate name of NHN Japan to LINE Corp.

Established DATA CENTER GAK, data facility for NAVER Corp.

Completed NAVER Corporation and NHN Entertainment (formerly Hangame) split

Camp Mobile acquired Taiwanese company Gogolook, and its product Whoscall, spam filtering application

NHN Japan, NAVER Japan, and Livedoor merged to become NHN Japan

Established The Sarang as affiliate company, for hiring employees from vulnerable social groups, in partnership with Webzen

Established NHN Singapore PTE., LTD

Established NTS (NHN Technology Services) as affiliate

Jointly established Khan Communications with KT as local advertising affiliate

NHN signed “Agreement to Promote a Women-Friendly Corporate Culture” with Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

Established "NHN Culture Foundation"

Acquired "me2day," micro-blogging platform

Acquired "Wingbus," tour guide website

"ITOPF Corporation," mobile coupon distribution company, became NHN affiliate

Corporate identity (CI) revamped in celebration of 10th anniversary

Transferred to KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index)

NHN USA officially launched game portal "ijji.com"

Established "NAVER Japan"

Established "NHST (Next Human Search Technology)"

Acquired search company "1noon"

Acquired data storage management solution company "Datachorus"

Established internet service management company "NHN Services"

Ranked 1st on KOSDAQ in market capitalization

Signed service partnership agreement with Chinese online game portal "Ourgame"

Established game development studio, "NHN Games"

"Hangame Japan" name changed to "NHN Japan"

Acquired digital content transmission technology company "Future Valley"

Listed on KOSDAQ (Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)

Corporate name changed to "NHN (Next Human Network)"

Acquired "Hangame Communications," "One-Cue," and "Search Solutions"

Established "Hangame Japan"

Launched Game Portal "Hangame"