South Korea’s Naver says website access disrupted in China

South Korean internet giant Naver said on Wednesday that access to its website was facing disruptions in China.
The company, which operates South Korea’s largest web portal and search engine, said it was unsure whether the disruptions were caused by a glitch or were the result of action by authorities in China.
A Naver representative said, “Access in China appears to have been disrupted but we do not know whether it is due to an error or (the website) has been banned by the Chinese authorities.”
Naver shares dropped 4.25% while the wider KOSPI index remained unchanged when the market closed on Wednesday.
South Korea’s foreign minister Park Jin said the ministry was looking into the issue, during a meeting with lawmakers earlier on the same day.