Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
PHOTO Kakao founder reappears in public after acquittal

Kim Beom-su, Kakao founder and head of its Future Initiative Center, visits the company's onboarding program for newly hired employees at its artificial intelligence campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. The founder made a public appearance for the first time after being acquitted of charges related to alleged stock price manipulation involving SM Entertainment in October last year. Courtesy of Kakao
By Lee Gyu-lee