Chat app Kakao in $260m share swap with South Korea telecom

Deal with SK Telecom aimed at boosting users and collaborating on new tech

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Kakao, which runs South Korea's most popular chat app, KakaoTalk, has agreed to take a 1.6% stake in SK Telecom. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korea's SK Telecom and compatriot Kakao signed a 300 billion won ($257 million) share swap agreement on Monday to strengthen their cooperation in e-commerce, digital content and communications technology.

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