Moving on to the Far East, Google is eying a “large and substantial” investment in South Korea’s Internet space this week, The Next Web notes, citing a report The Korea Times. Coinciding
with a visit from Chairman Eric Schmidt, Google reportedly plans to advance acquisition talks Daum, Korea’s second most popular search engine -- which, as TNW mentions, raised anti-trust
allegations against Google earlier this year. “Google has trailed the company -- and market leader Naver -- since it came to the country in 2004, and [rumor] of a deal shows no sign of abating
after Google refused to comment on the speculation,” TNW writes. Acquisition or not, some sort of announcement is expected by Tuesday. What else could Google have to talk about? “Schmidt
has big plans for the trip which Google describes as ‘more than just a diplomatic gesture,’” writes TNW. “With an itinerary packed full of meetings with Internet, technology
and mobile firms within the country, Schmidt is focused on developing the company in a number of areas in Korea. Mobile is tipped to be a major focus of Schmidt’s visit.” Google has
already expressed an interest in promote the Android OS in the regain. “Despite struggling with search in the country, Google’s Android mobile operating system (OS) has made significant
progress,” TNW adds.