Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt agreed on November 7 to set up a YouTube channel exclusively for South Korean pop music, as he began a visit aimed at expanding his company's presence in the country. The pledge came when Schmidt met President Lee Myung-Bak, Lee's office said.
Schmidt agreed to bolster the overseas popularity of South Korean pop by establishing a YouTube channel and also pledged to support Internet start-up firms in South Korea, the office said in a statement.
Lee called for active cooperation between Google and South Korean firms while Schmidt stressed the importance of "an open and global-oriented attitude" in developing the Internet market, the statement said.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics uses Google's Android operating system for its popular Galaxy smartphone series.