Line Taiwan and Thailand units to lead SoftBank Z's Asia expansion

Local operations custom-develop new services that cater to their own markets

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The Line TV service developed by Line's Thailand unit has grown into a large international business servicing over 40 million subscribers in 19 markets. (Photo by Kaori Yuzawa)

MASAHARU BAN and MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/BANGKOK -- Japanese messaging app Line operator is beefing up its research and development capability in key Asian markets, including Taiwan and Thailand.

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